Section 121: Statutory rights to leave and pay of prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed, Children and Families Act 2014

In section 75A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ordinary adoption leave), after subsection (1) there is inserted—

In section 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (entitlement to ordinary paternity leave: adoption)—

in subsection (5), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—aamake provision excluding the right to be absent on leave under this section in the case of an employee who, by virtue of provision under subsection (6A), has already exercised a right to be absent on leave under this section in connection with the same child;;

after subsection (6) there is inserted—6ARegulations under subsection (1) shall include provision for leave in respect of a child placed, or expected to be placed, under section 22C of the Children Act 1989 by a local authority in England with a local authority foster parent who has been approved as a prospective adopter.6BThis section has effect in relation to regulations made by virtue of subsection (6A) as if—areferences to being placed for adoption were references to being placed under section 22C of the Children Act 1989 with a local authority foster parent who has been approved as a prospective adopter;breferences to placement for adoption were references to placement under section 22C with such a person;cparagraph (aa) of subsection (5) were omitted.

In section 171ZB of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (entitlement to ordinary statutory paternity pay: adoption), after subsection (7) there is inserted—

In section 171ZE of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (rate and period of pay), after subsection (11) there is inserted—

In section 171ZL of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (entitlement to statutory adoption pay), after subsection (8) there is inserted—

In section 171ZN of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (rate and period of pay), after subsection (8) there is inserted—

In the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992—

in section 171ZJ(1), at the appropriate place there is inserted—"local authority" has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (see section 105(1) of that Act);"local authority foster parent" has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (see section 22C(12) of that Act);;;

in section 171ZS(1), at the appropriate place there is inserted—"local authority" has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (see section 105(1) of that Act);"local authority foster parent" has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (see section 22C(12) of that Act);;.

Section 121: Statutory rights to leave and pay of prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed

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