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Attorney General's Office: Kinship Care

Asked by Chris BlooreLabourAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 28 February 2025UIN 33178

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, whether her Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

The Attorney General’s Office offers carers emergency leave for dependants with pay in accordance with the department’s special leave policy. Employees can take time off work to deal with an emergency involving a dependant or are able to request other leave, paid and unpaid, as well as annual and flexi leave as required to support them when they become a kinship carer. Employees are also able to request flexible working to support both short term and longer-term arrangements.

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