PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Cabinet Office: Paternity Leave (8 October 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.

Asked by:
Shaun Davies (Labour)

Answer

Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, 258 Cabinet Office employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child.

The average working days taken (AWDT) is shown in the table below. ​​

Year

AWDT

2021

5

2022

6

2023

5.7

2024 (Jan to Oct)

6


Answered by:
Georgia Gould (Labour)
21 October 2024

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