The Government has published a consultation paper on its proposals for the administration of the extension of Additional Paternity Leave and Pay.

Additional Paternity Leave and Pay will enable working fathers to take up to 26 weeks’ Additional Paternity Leave, some of which can be paid if the mother of the child has returned to work. This new provision will be available during the second six months of the child’s life.

The consultation can be found at http://www.dti.gov.uk/consultations/page39405.html. The closing date for responses is 3 August 2007.