Department for International Development: Carers
(asked on 9th June 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department had caring responsibilities in each of the last five years.
The below table shows how many DFID staff voluntarily declared they have caring responsibilities in each of the last five years.
Year | No. of staff with caring responsibilities |
2015 | 58 |
2016 | 52 |
2017 | 71 |
2018 | 70 |
2019 | 91 |
DFID supports our carers through robust discretionary leave, which we have used effectively in the context of COVID-19. In addition to this, we have an active Carers Network that works to provide support for our staff, and we are also members of Employers for Carers.