PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Parental Leave (18 March 2019)

We are working with the Department for Work and Pensions, as part of our forthcoming strategy on gender equality and economic empowerment, to understand what more can be done to support parents to take Shared Parental Leave.

The Government is currently evaluating the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme - this will look at take-up rates, barriers to take-up and how the scheme is being used in practice. We expect to be in a position to report findings later this year. The ‘Share the Joy’ communications campaign, jointly funded by the Government Equalities Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is currently promoting Shared Parental Leave to eligible parents and is supported by tools and guidance for parents.