# The Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025, Regulation 7: Extent of entitlement


(1) The maximum number of weeks in respect of which a person is entitled to take neonatal care leave is twelve weeks.
(2) The leave must be taken before the end of 68 weeks beginning with the date of C’s birth.
(3) For an employee falling within regulation 5(3), entitlement only arises in respect of a qualifying period falling after the date that C has been placed.
(4) For an employee falling within regulation 5(4), entitlement only arises in respect of a qualifying period falling after the date C has entered Great Britain.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268034/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-neonatal-care-leave-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2025/regulation-7
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