Written Question·Scotland Office·UIN 25361

Scotland Office: Paternity Leave

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Andrew Griffith

ConservativeArundel and South Downs

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.

Answer

Kirsty McNeill
The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers and determine the te...

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