FOI_8772

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8772

Date Request Received: 14/07/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 07/08/2025 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Parental leave data

Request Category: Media


Question Number 1: Please find attached a freedom of information request for your parental leave data over the last five years. I am writing to request the following information relating to parental leave under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: • The total number of employees who took shared parental leave (SPL) in the last five financial years: 2020/21; 2021/22; 2022/23; 2023/24; 2024/25.

Answer To Question 1: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: FOI 8772.xlsx

Question Number 2: • In the same period, the number of employees who took: • Maternity leave • Paternity leave

Answer To Question 2: Please see attached

Question Number 3: • Any internal policy documents or guidance issued to staff regarding shared parental leave entitlement, including any updates in the past five years.

Answer To Question 3: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 3 please also see the documents listed below: Appendix-B- New-parent-leave-and-pay-entitlements.docx New Parent Leave and Pay Policy and Procedure ( Revised March 2025 ).docx

Question Number 4: • Whether enhanced pay is offered during shared parental leave, and if so, how it compares to maternity and paternity leave packages.

Answer To Question 4: Please see attached
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