Disclosure Log

Paternity Leave Payment (FOI/6554)

Message from the customer - 08 October 2025

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Hi,
Please can you provide the following information:

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:
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.

Thank you.

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Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 14 October 2025

Dear Requester,

Request FOI/6554

Further to your request received on 8th October 2025, I confirm that the Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Questions (in black) & Answers (in red):

Does your Council"s policy on paternity leave provide in excess of the statutory provision of 2 weeks leave (yes/no) No
Does your Council"s policy on paternity leave exceed the Statutory Paternity Pay amounts for some/all of the paternity leave (yes/no) Yes
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

a & b). employees are entitled to two weeks leave, with one week at full pay and one week SPP.

4. Please provide your authority"s paternity leave policy. Please see attached document.

We hope you find this information useful.

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Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information
Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department
Nottinghamshire County Council
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