Childcare Benefits

Maternity/maternity support/adoption leave

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) offers a very comprehensive maternity/adoption leave package.

Maternity/adoption leave

Subject to eligibility conditions, a maximum of 52 weeks may be taken as a combination of paid and unpaid leave.

Maternity support (Paternity) Leave

Subject to eligibility conditions, employees may take up to two weeks maternity support leave (paternity leave) with full pay.

We also provide up to 26 weeks statutory additional paternity leave, subject to eligibility conditions.

Pregnancy

Pregnant staff are entitled to take time off for antenatal care, including medical examinations, relaxation and parent craft classes. (Upon production of an appointment card in the first instance)

Parental Leave

Parents who have been working for the CPS for 12 months or more can apply for up to 18 weeks unpaid parental leave, per child. This must be taken before the childs eighth birthday. If your child is disabled, this is extended until your child is 18. In the case of adoption, parental leave may be taken up to 8 years after your child has been placed with you.

Childcare Vouchers

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) offer a childcare voucher scheme where we contribute to the childcare costs for one child per family unit up to the age of 15 years (Where both parents are employed by the CPS, parents may nominate one child each).  This is paid through a childcare voucher scheme which are payable to registered childminders and nurseries. The current rates are as follows:

Pre-School Children: Dependant on your grade you will be entitled to claim either £10 or £15 per week (up to a max of 48 weeks per year). This ammount is pro-rata for part time staff.

School age Children:

• After school/breakfast club - £2 per day (max 39 weeks per year)
• Holiday clubs - £3 per day (max 10 weeks per year)

A combination of both Afterschool/breakfast club and Holiday club must not exceed 48 weeks per annum

We also offer to pay additional childcare costs which you may incur, when you are attending CPS training courses and detached duty.

Childcare Salary Sacrifice

In addition to the assistance the CPS provides by way of childcare vouchers we also operate a childcare salary sacrifice scheme.  This enables you to purchase vouchers through salary prior to deductions, and therefore you benefit with tax and National Insurance savings.