FOI release

Paternity Leave Payment

Case reference FOI2025/00857

Received 9 October 2025

Published 30 October 2025

Request

1. Does your Council's policy on paternity leave provide in excess of the statutory provision of 2 weeks leave?

2. Does your Council's policy on paternity leave exceed the Statutory Paternity Pay amounts for some/all of the paternity leave?

3. If you have answered yes to any of the above, detail how your Council's policy differs from the statutory provision in either:

a) Pay (e.g., your Council may offer a higher rate of payment for some/all of the paternity leave subject to certain conditions)

b) Duration of paid paternity leave provided

4. Please provide your authority's paternity leave policy.

1. Does your Council's policy on paternity leave provide in excess of the statutory provision of 2 weeks leave?

Yes

2. Does your Council's policy on paternity leave exceed the Statutory Paternity Pay amounts for some/all of the paternity leave?

Yes

3. If you have answered yes to any of the above, detail how your Council's policy differs from the statutory provision in either:

a) Pay (e.g., your Council may offer a higher rate of payment for some/all of the paternity leave subject to certain conditions)

One or two weeks full pay

b) Duration of paid paternity leave provided

No difference to statutory provision

4. Please provide your authority's paternity leave policy.

Please see attached

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This is South Derbyshire District Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.