Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011

26 Adopter’s absence

(1) A member of a local authority is entitled to a period of absence (“adopter’s absence”) if the member satisfies prescribed conditions as to adoption of a child.

(2) Regulations must include provision for determining—

(a) the extent of a member’s entitlement to adopter’s absence in respect of a child;

(b) when adopter’s absence may be taken.

(3) Regulations must not provide for a period of adopter’s absence in respect of a child to exceed two weeks.

(4) Regulations may allow a member to choose, subject to prescribed restrictions, the date on which a period of adopter’s absence starts.

(5) Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a member of a local authority, or the local authority, may—

(a) bring a period of adopter’s absence to an end, or

(b) cancel a period of adopter’s absence.