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Scotland Office: Paternity Leave

Asked by Shaun DaviesLabourScotland OfficeTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7915

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.

Answered by Ian Murray

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 hold the information you have requested.

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