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Response 3826976

Response to request for information

Reference

3826976

Response date

21 October 2025

Request

  1. Does your Council's policy on paternity leave provide in excess of the statutory provision of 2 weeks leave? (yes/no)
  2. Does your Council's policy on paternity leave exceed the Statutory Paternity Pay amounts for some/all of the paternity leave (yes/no)
  3. If you have answered yes to any of the above, detail how your Council's policy differs from the statutory provision in either:
    1. Pay (e.g., your Council may offer a higher rate of payment for some/all of the paternity leave subject to certain conditions) 
    2. Duration of paid paternity leave provided
  4. Please provide your authority's paternity leave policy. 

Response

  1. Does your Council's policy on paternity leave provide in excess of the statutory provision of 2 weeks leave? (yes/no)
    • Answer = no
  2. Does your Council's policy on paternity leave exceed the Statutory Paternity Pay amounts for some/all of the paternity leave (yes/no)
    • Answer = no
  3. If you have answered yes to any of the above, detail how your Council's policy differs from the statutory provision in either:
    • Answer = If eligible for paternity pay, the employee’s first week of paternity leave will be paid at the employee’s normal daily rate. The employee’s second week of paternity leave will be paid at Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP). The rate of SPP will be the same as the standard rate of Statutory Maternity Pay - or 90 per cent of average weekly earnings if this is less. 
  4. Please provide your authority's paternity leave policy. 

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