This Section amends the provisions in the ERA 1996 which grant the Secretary of State powers to make provision in regulations about dismissals during Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave, Shared Parental Leave, Neonatal Care Leave and the form of Paternity Leave available to bereaved parents ("Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave").
	Subsection (2) amends section 74(2) (maternity leave: redundancy and dismissal) which will enable regulations under sections 71 (ordinary maternity leave) and 73 (additional maternity leave) to make provision about dismissal during "or after" that leave.
	Subsection (3) makes the equivalent amendment in relation to Adoption Leave. It amends section 75C(1)(b) (adoption leave: redundancy and dismissal) which will enable regulations under sections 75A (ordinary adoption leave) and 75B (additional adoption leave) to make provision about dismissal during "or after" that leave.
	Subsection (4) makes the equivalent amendment for Shared Parental Leave, amending section 75J(1)(b) (shared parental leave: redundancy and dismissal) which enables regulations under sections 75E (shared parental leave: birth) and 75G (shared parental leave: adoption) to make provision about dismissal during "or after" that leave.
	Subsection (5)(a) makes the equivalent amendment for Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave, amending section 80D(1A)(b) and (3)(b) to enable regulations to make provision about dismissal during "or after" that leave.
	Subsection (5)(b) amends the definition of those individuals within scope for Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave to clarify that overseas adopters and parental order case parents are eligible.
	Subsection (6) makes the equivalent amendment for Neonatal Care Leave, amending section 80EH of the ERA 1996, which enables regulations to make provision about dismissal during "or after" that leave.
Part 1: Employment Rights Dismissal Section 27: Dismissal following period of statutory family leave