PART 4PARENTAL ORDER PARENTS: SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE
Shared Parental Leave (Adoption)
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In the Schedule (shared parental leave in special circumstances) of the SPL Regulations as they apply to parental order parents—
a
paragraph 10 (entitlement to shared parental leave in the event of a disrupted placement or the death of a child) shall read as if—
i
in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) the words “is returned after being placed for adoption” were “the parental order does not proceed”;
ii
the words “C’s return or” were omitted;
iii
in the amendment of regulation 32(1) set out in paragraph (6), the words “is returned after being placed for adoption” were replaced by “the parental order does not proceed”;
b
it shall read as if after paragraph (6) there is inserted—
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In this paragraph a parental order does not proceed if—
a
A and AP have not made an application for a parental order for C within the time limit for such an application under section 54(3) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; or
b
an application made for a parental order in respect of C is refused, withdrawn or otherwise terminated and any time limit for an appeal or new application has expired.
c
paragraph (7) shall read as if the words of that sub-paragraph were—
Where more than one child is born of the same pregnancy, a reference in this paragraph relating to the death of C must be construed as a reference to the last of those children to die.