This Section amends the ERA 1996, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and the Children and Families Act 2014 to remove the restriction on employees taking Paternity Leave and Pay following Shared Parental Leave and Pay.
	Subsection (1) amends section 80A of the ERA 1996 (entitlement to paternity leave: birth)) by omitting subsection (4A) and paragraph (c) in subsection (6A). This removes the restriction on taking Paternity Leave (birth) following Shared Parental Leave and, as a consequence, removes a modification in relation to Parental Bereavement Leave that will no longer have any effect.
	Subsection (2) amends section 80B of the ERA 1996 (entitlement to paternity leave: adoption) by omitting subsection (4A) and omitting paragraph (c) in subsection (6C). This removes the restriction on taking Paternity Leave (adoption) following Shared Parental Leave and, as a consequence, removes a cross reference in relation to Parental Bereavement Leave that will no longer have effect.
	Subsection (3) amends section 171ZE of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (rate and period of paternity pay) by omitting paragraph (b) (and the "or" before it) in subsection (3A). This removes the restriction on paying Paternity Pay after Shared Parental Pay.
	Subsection (4) amends section 118 of the Children and Families Act 2014 by omitting subsections (6) and (7), which inserted the restriction on taking Paternity Leave after Shared Parental Leave into sections 80A and 80B of the ERA 1996.
Part 1: Employment Rights Entitlements to leave Section 17: Ability to take Paternity Leave following Shared Parental Leave