FOI Request - Paid and Unpaid Leave for Staff who are Carers

Request 101003698531

1.  How many days of paid and/or unpaid leave per year can staff who are carers take?

2.When were the last changes made to the hours/days registered carers can take and what change was made?

3.  Is your organisation a Carer Confident employer?

4.  How many staff members are registered carers in your organisation?

5.  How many days of paid and/or unpaid carer’s leave were taken on average per registered carer in 2023 and 2024?

6.  Was an Equality Impact Assessment completed for the policy?

7.  Was the policy reviewed alongside related policies, such as flexible working arrangements?

8.  Do managers receive training on the nature of being a carer and how best to support staff’s individual needs?

9.  If there is training, is it mandatory?

10.  Is there a Carers Network in the organisation? If there is, does it have a senior sponsor and what is their role within the organisation?

11.  Please provide a copy of your carers leave policy as a PDF and email/direct me to the policy. If there is not a stand-alone document, please provide the policies that contain and reference this, such as special leave or time off for dependents and a copy/link.

12.  Was the carer’s leave policy, or the policies that contain and reference this, co-produced with staff?

Response 10-02-2025

1. Special Leave provisions of 5 days

2. Full policy review in 2018 and reviewed provisions with current policy in 2024 to ensure compliance with Carer’s Act 2023

3. No

4. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

5. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

6. Yes

7. No

8. No, not directly relating to carers; however, development of management skills training is available

9. No

10. No

11. Please see document requested here. 

12. All policy development is subject to consideration via a consultative framework including Trade Unions who represent staff.