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UIN 25348

Department for Education: Paternity Leave

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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21 January 2025

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31 January 2025 · Answer

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Education

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31 January 2025

Education

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.

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  1. 21 January 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.

    Source: Commons

  2. 31 January 2025

    Answer

    Employees must have at least 26 continuous weeks employment in the Civil Service up to any day in the ‘qualifying week’ to be eligible for paternity leave. The ‘qualifying week’ is the fifteenth week before the baby is due.As with any changes to employmen...

    Source: Written answer

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