A Bill to make provision about parental leave for kinship carers who take on responsibility for children whose parents are unable to care for them; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 May 2022
Kinship Care (Parental Leave) Bill would create a legal framework to allow kinship carers—such as grandparents or other relatives—to take parental leave when they take on caring responsibilities for children whose parents cannot care for them. The bill aims to support these families by clarifying eligibility and how the leave works with employment and benefits.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to committee stage or further scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
