Disclosure Log
Paternity leave (FOI/6866)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 17 December 2025
Dear ********* ******,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/6866
Thank you for your request for information relating to Paternity leave.
We are now able to provide the following information:
1. A copy of your current paternity-leave policy, including any variations depending on employee status (e.g. full-time, part-time, length of service).. Please clearly state the standard entitlement (number of weeks) and the rate of pay (full pay, statutory pay, enhanced pay, etc.) across that entitlement.
See link ;- D4: Special Leave | Nottinghamshire County Council Intranet
55 people took paternity leave (5 took paternity leave twice within the last 3 years)
and
b) the average number of weeks taken per employee, -
1.7 weeks
and c) if available, a breakdown of take-up by type of pay (e.g. full pay vs statutory pay). - 89.7 weeks at OPP & SPP and 4 weeks at SPP only.
3. The median (or mean) gross pay of all council employees
As of March 2025, in accordance with the Gender Pay Gap the mean and median hourly rates of pay were:
Mean
£17.21
Median
£15.20
We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful, however if you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled, then please email us at [email protected] quoting the reference FOI/6866 and we will be happy to review your request
2. For the most recent three financial years (or calendar years) for which data is held:
a) the number of employees who took paternity leave
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Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department
Nottinghamshire County Council
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