A Bill to make provision about shared parental leave and pay in certain cases where one or both of a child’s parents has died; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
2 November 2023
This Bill would extend the rights to shared parental leave and pay to cover situations where a child dies. It would allow one or both parents to take bereavement-related leave within the shared parental leave system, helping families manage time off and income after a bereavement.
The Bill is at the First Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to the Second Reading and further stages.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.