The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Notice and evidence requirements for statutory parental bereavement pay

8.—(1) The notice provided for in section 167ZZ10(1) of the 1992 Act (notice to be given stating the week or weeks in respect of which payments are to be made) must be given to whoever will be liable to pay statutory parental bereavement pay—

(a) before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the first day of the period in respect of which payment of statutory parental bereavement pay is to be made; or

(b) in a case where it is not reasonably practicable for the person to give the notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (a), as soon as reasonably practicable.

(2) A person must provide evidence of entitlement to statutory parental bereavement pay by providing in writing to whoever will be liable to pay statutory parental bereavement pay—

(a) the information specified in paragraph (3); and

(b) a declaration that the person meets one of the conditions prescribed in regulation 4(1).

(3) The information referred to in paragraph (2)(a) is as follows—

(a) the name of the person claiming the statutory parental bereavement pay; and

(b) the date of C’s death.

(4) The information referred to in paragraph (3) must be provided at the same time as a notice is given under paragraph (1).

(5) The declaration referred to in paragraph (2)(b) must be provided at the same time as a notice is first given under paragraph (1) in respect of C’s death.

(6) Where notice under paragraph (1) is given prior to the start of the week or weeks specified in that notice, the person may withdraw that notice by giving notice of withdrawal in writing to the person who will be liable to pay statutory parental bereavement pay in the manner specified in paragraphs (7) and (8).

(7) Where the notice under paragraph (1) states two weeks in respect of which statutory parental bereavement pay is to be paid, notice of withdrawal may be given in relation to either one or both of those weeks, regardless of whether those weeks are consecutive or non-consecutive.

(8) Where the notice of withdrawal relates to a week which begins—

(a) in Period A, it must be given no later than on the first day of that week; and

(b) in Period B, it must be given no later than one week before the start of that week.

(9) In this regulation—

“Period A” means the period of 56 days beginning with the date of C’s death;

“Period B” means the period beginning the day after the end of Period A and ending with the end of the period specified in regulation 7.