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Title and introductory text
This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2024/121 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2024 No. 843
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Parental Orders and Prospective Adopters) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
30th July 2024
Laid before Parliament
31st July 2024
Coming into force
26th August 2024
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 171ZC(1A) and (3)(c), 171ZE(2) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations need not be referred to it.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Parental Orders and Prospective Adopters) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 26th August 2024.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Propose a change2 Interpretation
In these Regulations, the “2014 Regulations” means the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Parental Orders and Prospective Adopters) Regulations 2014.
Propose a change3 Application
The amendments made by regulation 5(2) and (3) apply only in relation to children whose expected week of birth begins after 28th September 2024.
Propose a change4 Amendment to regulation 11 of the 2014 Regulations
In regulation 11 of the 2014 Regulations, omit paragraph (b).
Propose a change5 Amendments to regulation 14 of the 2014 Regulations
(1) Regulation 14 of the 2014 Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (ca) substitute—
(ca) paragraph (5) shall apply as if—
(i) in the opening words, after “statutory paternity pay (adoption)” the words “at least 28 days before” were inserted;
(ii) sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) were omitted and replaced by—
(a) the first day of the expected week of the child’s birth, where the option in regulation 12(1)(a) is chosen;
(b) the date falling the specified number of days after the first day of the expected week of the child’s birth, where the option in regulation 12(1)(b) is chosen;
(c) the predetermined date, where the option in regulation 12(1)(c) is chosen;
or, in a case where it was not reasonably practicable for the person to provide it in that period, as soon as is reasonably practicable.
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(3) In paragraph (cb), for “the date referred to in paragraph (5)(a)”, substitute “the date provided under paragraph (2)(c) above as the date on which the child is expected to be placed for adoption”.
(4) In paragraph (d), before “birth” insert “child’s”.
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