# The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The amendments made by sections 16 (paternity leave: removal of qualifying period of employment) and 17 (ability to take paternity leave following shared parental leave) of the 2025 Act have no effect in relation to children—
(a) in a case where an entitlement to paternity leave would arise from the birth of the child, born before 6th April 2026,
(b) placed for adoption before 6th April 2026,
(c) being adopted from overseas who enter Great Britain before 6th April 2026, or
(d) in a parental order case, born before 6th April 2026.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/3/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-act-2025-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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