A Bill to extend entitlement to parental bereavement leave and pay to parents of babies miscarried or stillborn during early pregnancy; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sarah OwenLabour (Co-op)
29 April 2022
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This Bill would extend the current statutory parental bereavement leave and pay to cover parents whose baby is miscarried or stillborn in the early stages of pregnancy, so they can take paid time off to grieve and cope. It brings protections for early pregnancy loss in line with other bereavement rights.
The bill is at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. It was introduced in 2021 and had its second reading in 2022; it has not yet progressed to committee or further stages according to the information provided.
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19 Oct 2021
6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
