Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Parental Orders and Prospective Adopters) Regulations 2014 come into force

Implementation date: 1 December 2014

The Regulations amend the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2822) to provide a new right to statutory adoption pay for local authority foster parents who are prospective adopters and for surrogate parents who intend to apply for a parental order. They also provide for statutory paternity pay for qualifying partners of these prospective adopters and intended parents.