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Home Office: Parental Leave

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 29 January 2025UIN 25199

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office applies the statutory eligibility criteria for shared parental leave. Some employees may qualify for statutory shared parental leave from their first day of service with the Home Office because they already have service with another Government department.

As with any changes to employment legislation, internal policies and processes will be updated as appropriate in preparation for when the Employment Rights Bill 2024 comes into effect.

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