Department for Work and Pensions: Parental Leave
Commons · Question 25196 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 28 Jan 2025
The Department for Work and Pensions applies the statutory eligibility criteria for shared parental leave, which includes the parent or parents we employ working for at least 26 weeks up to a relevant date. DWP does not offer its staff shared parental lea...