The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016

147.  In section 80B(1) (entitlement to paternity leave: adoption)— E+W

(a) for subsection (6A) substitute—

“(6A) Regulations under subsection (1) shall include provision for leave in respect of a child placed, or expected to be placed—

(a) under section 22C of the Children Act 1989 by a local authority in England, or

(b) under section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 by a local authority in Wales,

with a local authority foster parent who has been approved as a prospective adopter.”;

(b) in subsection (6B)(a) after “Children Act 1989” insert “, or section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”;

(c) in subsection (6B)(b) after “section 22C” insert “of the Children Act 1989, or section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 147 in force at 6.4.2016, see reg. 2(1)

(1)

Section 80B was inserted by the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), section 1. Subsections (6A) and (6B) were inserted by the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), section 121(2)(b).