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Children and Families Act 2014

479.Subsections (1) to (3) are about the conditions for eligibility of the mother of the child. The conditions that may be specified include conditions as to duration of employment, her relationship with the child and as to caring with another person (“P”) for the child. Subsection (1)(f) includes a condition relating to the giving of a notice of intention to take shared parental leave; and subsection (3) specifies what this notice may be about: it may be about the amount of leave available to the mother; the amount of leave the mother intends to take; and whether and to what extent P will take leave or statutory shared parental pay. Subsection (1)(g) specifies a condition relating to the consent of P to the amount of leave that the mother intends to take.

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