Decisions for issue Adoption and Surrocacy Policy

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.