FOI 0010-2025/26 Paternity Leave

Request
Q1. I am writing to ask for data on the number of men who took Paternity leave (or Ordinary & Additional Maternity Support Leave) in 2024/5 financial year.

I would like to know the number of Police Officers and Police Staff who took:

Week 1 paid at normal rate of pay

Week 2 paid at Statutory Paternity Pay rate 

Please break this down by Officer and Staff, and by Week 1 and Week 2. For example: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
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I can confirm that some of the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.  

Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. The number of males who submitted applications for Maternity Support Leave in the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 was 53, broken down as to 50 Police Officers and 3 Police Staff. Information as to whether one or two weeks leave was taken is not held.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.