The Maternity and Adoption Leave (Curtailment of Statutory Rights to Leave) Regulations 2014
These Regulations allow women entitled to ordinary maternity leave under section 71 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and additional maternity leave under section 73 of that Act (“statutory maternity leave”) to curtail that leave to enable them or their spouse, civil partner or partner (“partner”) to take shared parental leave provided for by section 75E of the Employment Rights Act 1996. They also allow persons who are entitled to ordinary adoption leave under section 75A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and additional adoption leave under section 75B of that Act (“statutory adoption leave”), to curtail that leave to enable them or their partner to take shared parental leave provided for by section 75G of that Act. The right to curtail statutory adoption leave extends to local authority foster parents (that is persons approved in accordance with regulations made by virtue of paragraph 12F of the Children Act 1989) with whom a child has been placed by a local authority in accordance with section 22C of that Act, following consideration in accordance with section 22C(9B)(c) of that Act. The Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3312) determine entitlement to statutory maternity leave; the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2788) determine entitlement to statutory adoption leave; the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment)(No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/[ ]) extend adoption leave to local authority foster parents with whom a child has been placed by a local authority in accordance with section 22C of the Children Act 1989, following consideration in accordance with section 22C(9B)(c) of that Act and the Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/[ ]) determine entitlement to shared parental leave.