1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title and commencement

3. 2. General Interpretation

4. PART 1 Maternity absence

   1. 3. Prescribed conditions

   2. 4. Period of maternity absence

   3. 5. When maternity absence may be taken

   4. 6. Member to choose start date of maternity absence

   5. 7. Bringing a period of maternity absence to an end

   6. 8. Cancelling maternity absence

5. PART 2 Newborn absence

   1. 9. Prescribed conditions

   2. 10. Extent of entitlement to newborn absence

   3. 11. When newborn absence may be taken

   4. 12. Cancelling newborn absence

   5. 13. Member to choose start date of newborn absence

6. PART 3 Adopter’s absence

   1. 14. Prescribed conditions

   2. 15. Extent of entitlement to adopter’s absence

   3. 16. When adopter’s absence may be taken

   4. 17. Member to choose start date of adopter’s absence

   5. 18. Cancelling adopter’s absence

   6. 19. Interpretation of this Part

7. PART 4 New adoption absence

   1. 20. Prescribed conditions

   2. 21. Extent of entitlement to new adoption absence

   3. 22. When new adoption absence may be taken

   4. 23. Cancelling new adoption absence

   5. 24. Member to choose start date of new adoption absence

   6. 25. Interpretation of this Part

8. PART 5 Parental absence

   1. 26. Prescribed conditions

   2. 27. Extent of entitlement to parental absence

   3. 28. When parental absence may be taken

   4. 29. Bringing a period of parental absence to an end

   5. 30. Cancelling a period of parental absence

   6. 31. Member to choose start dates of parental absence

9. PART 6 General

   1. 32. Record keeping

   2. 33. Duty to inform

   3. 34. Cancellation of family absence by a local authority

   4. 35. Complaints

   5. 36. The panel

   6. 37. Standing orders

   7. 38. (1) A member on maternity absence or parental absence may,...

   8. 39. A local authority must, as soon as is reasonably practicable...

10. Signature

11. Explanatory Note