Question follow-through · 24290
Ministry of Justice: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settling a new child into their home and
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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15 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settling a new child into their home and
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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23 Jan 2025
Answer published
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27 Jan 2025
Answer corrected
Employees have a statutory right to request flexible working which applies from the first day of employment. Employees can make two statutory requests for flexible working in any 12-month period. This will include requests to support employees who undert...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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