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Recommendation 30
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Review maternity legislation for self-employed women and tailor policies to support entrepreneurial aspirations.
Recommendation
Self-employed women (and those employed via their small business) are poorly served by the UK’s parental leave arrangements. As part of its Parental Leave and Pay Review, the Government should review legislation 57 pertaining to maternity through the lens of a self-employed woman and seek to tailor policies to support women’s entrepreneurial aspirations. (Recommendation, Paragraph 126)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 27 January 2026. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗