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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-paternity-and-adoption-leave-amendment-regulations-2014/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111116913",
  "legislation_title": "The Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-paternity-and-adoption-leave-amendment-regulations-2014",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2788).\nThe amendments made by the Regulations ensure that paternity leave cannot be taken in relation to a child where shared parental leave has already been taken in relation to that child. These Regulations ensure that an employee cannot take paternity leave if the employee has exercised a right to take paid time off to attend an adoption appointment in respect of the same child. The Regulations remove the current requirement for a qualifying period of service of 26 weeks before an employee is entitled to adoption leave.\nThe Regulations introduce protections for employees who suffer a detriment or are dismissed in relation to time off for ante-natal or adoption appointments.\nThe Regulations amend the provisions on the right to return after paternity or adoption leave.\nA separate impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations. These Regulations are part of a package of legislative measures and the relevant impact assessment is the Modern Workplaces: government response on flexible parental leave impact assessment which was published in November 2012. A copy of that impact assessment can be obtained from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Labour Market Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111116913/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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