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<p>The most recent official data on average length of family-related leave taken by
parents is from the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey in 2009, which collected
data from parents of children born in 2008 across Great Britain.</p><p>This shows
that in 2008,</p><ul><li>mothers took an average of 39 weeks of maternity leave, up
from 32 weeks in 2006.</li><li>amongst fathers who took some paternity leave, 16%
took more than two weeks, 50% took two weeks and 34% took less than two weeks of leave.</li></ul><p>This
does not contain information on average weeks of unpaid Parental Leave, nor of Shared
Parental Leave which was introduced in 2015.</p><p>Information on the amount of leave
taken at the regional or local level is not available.</p><p>The full Maternity and
Paternity Rights Survey 2009/10 Research Report can be found here:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214367/rrep777.pdf</p><p>We
are currently evaluating the Shared Parental Leave and Pay schemes. As a part of this,
we are commissioning a new survey which will provide updated information. Subject
to the progress of data collection, we anticipate publishing findings in Summer 2019.</p>
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