Regulation 27 Variation of notice of intention to take shared parental leave (adoption)

(1)

A may give A’s employer a written notice to vary a notice given under regulation 24 to vary how much shared parental leave A and AP each intend to take.

(2)

AP may give AP’s employer a written notice to vary a notice given under regulation 25 to vary how much shared parental leave AP and A each intend to take.

(3)

A notice under paragraph (1) or (2) must contain—

(a)

an indication as to when A or AP, as the case may be, intends to take shared parental leave (including the start and end dates for each period of leave);

(b)

a description of the periods of shared parental leave that have been notified by A and AP under regulation 28 or 31 in relation to C;

(c)

a description of the periods of statutory shared parental pay that have been notified by A and AP under Regulations made under Part 12ZC of the 1992 Act in relation to C (where that pay was notified in relation to a period in which shared parental leave was not to be taken);

(d)

a declaration signed by A and AP that they agree the variation.

(4)

The indication in the notice provided in accordance with paragraph (3)(a) is non-binding and must not to be treated as a period of leave notice unless otherwise indicated in the notice.

(5)

For the purposes of any notices given by A, the reference to AP in paragraph (3)(d) is a reference to the individual who satisfies paragraph (3) of regulation 20.

(6)

There is no limit on the number of notices that may be given under this regulation.