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Kinship Care: Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to introduce a statutory entitlement to paid leave for kinship carers.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to introduce a statutory entitlement to paid leave for kinship carers.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review will conclude in early 2027 with a set of findings which outline next steps for implementing any reforms.In addition to considering, all current and upcoming parental leave and pay entitlements, the Review is...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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