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School Teachers' Review Body: Maternity Pay

Commons · Question 54758 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her oral contribution in response to the question from the hon. Member for Bath of 9 December 2024, Official Report, column 651, what recent discussions her Department has had with the School

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 4 Jun 2025

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is responsible for the overall policy on maternity pay and leave, but how it applies in schools specifically is covered by the Burgundy Book, a national agreement negotiated with employers by the...