If your partner is attending appointments for ante-natal care and you wish to accompany them to these appointments, you are encouraged to discuss this with your line manager to establish if it is feasible for you to work flexibly on or immediately prior or after the day of the appointments you wish to attend with your partner.
You must give your line manager as much notice as possible of these appointments. The decision to allow you to accompany your partner to an appointment is at your line manager’s discretion, therefore if your request is not granted by your line manager there is no avenue for appealing against this decision.