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Attorney General's Office: Paternity Leave

Asked by Shaun DaviesLabourAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 17 October 2024UIN 7897

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service was in each of the last three years.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, Attorney General’s Office and Crown Prosecution Service 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

Attorney General’s Office – AWDT

Crown Prosecution Service – AWDT

2021

10

10

2022

0

10

2023

10

10

2024 (Jan to Oct)

10

10

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