Question to the Attorney General:
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.
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 |