We have welcomed a new law which, the government expects, will introduce a right to two weeks’ paid leave for working parents across the UK who are bereaved of a child from 2020. The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Act...

Together for Short Lives has welcomed the news that the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill has now passed its third reading in the House of Lords. This was the bill's final Parliamentary stage and it will become law when...

During a parliamentary debate on the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill, MPs highlighted calls made by Together for Short Lives and others for a more flexible system of parental bereavement leave. The bill, which proposes a new right to...

The government has announced that it is to support a Bill to introduce a legal right to bereavement leave for parents whose child has died. The Bill, introduced to the House of Commons by Kevin Hollinrake MP, will seek to...

We're delighted to announce the start of a two-year national partnership with Center Parcs to raise money for children’s hospice services across the UK. The partnership is all about putting families first and helping families caring for a seriously ill...