Authors:Legal Action Group
Created:2021-03-17
Last updated:2023-09-18
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The changes at the MoJ were prompted by the start of Suella Braverman MP’s maternity leave. Her post of attorney general is being covered by Michael Ellis MP. The law was recently changed (via the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021) to allow Braverman to take maternity leave; previously, cabinet-ranked ministers were expected to resign if they wanted time off after the birth of a child.