Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Paternity Leave
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
Answered by Feryal Clark
Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) employee’s have taken 160 days paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
The average working days taken per colleague (AWDT) is shown in the table below.
Year | AWDT |
2021 | - |
2022 | - |
2023 (Feb 2023* to Dec 2023) | 10 |
2024 (Jan 2024 to Oct 2024) | 12.9 |
*The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) was established in February 2023. Data before this time is unavailable.
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