Ministry of Justice: Paternity Leave
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department, (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (c) HM Prison and Probation Service was in each of the last three years.
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones
The average length of paternity leave taken across the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for each of the last three years is 14 calendar days. The breakdown as per the request is as follows:
Average number of days of paternity leave taken by staff in MoJ, HMCTS and HMPPS
| MoJ | HMCTS | HMPPS |
01/07/2021 to 30/06/2022 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
01/07/2022 to 30/06/2023 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
01/07/2023 to 30/06/2024 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Note: This includes those with an Absence Category of ‘Paternity Birth’ on the department’s HR database.
Note: Records assigned to the relevant year by the Absence Start Date.
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