Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 82865
Local Government: Paternity Leave and Paternity Pay
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Graeme Downie
Labour — Dunfermline and Dollar
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on (a) which local authorities provide their staff with (i) statutory paternity leave and pay and (i) enhanced paternity leave and pay and (b) levels of take up of
Answer
Kate DeardenAll employers, including local authorities, are legally required to provide eligible employees with Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay, if they meet the eligibility criteria. The department does not hold data on which local authorities offer enhanced Pater...
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