Decision - Adoption and Surrogacy Policy
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Adoption and Surrogacy Policy
Decision Maker: Governance Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Report proposing that we bring our adoption
policy into line with our maternity policy and that the new
adoption policy is applicable to adoptions arising from surrogate
births
Decision:
RESOLVED
1. That Governance Committee agreed the amended Adoption & Surrogacy Policy as set out in Appendix One to the report.
2. That Governance Committee agreed that an employee who became a legal parent of a surrogate child be allowed access to the Adoption & Surrogacy Policy.
3. That Governance Committee agreed that five days paid leave be granted for the Adoption Preparation and Assessment Process.
4. That Governance Committee agreed that the proposals be backdated to 1 January 2012 to enable those employees who were close to being matched with a child benefited from the policy.
Report author: Katie Ogden
Publication date: 12/01/2012
Date of decision: 10/01/2012
Decided at meeting: 10/01/2012 - Governance Committee
Accompanying Documents:
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