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Section 17 Ability to take paternity leave following shared parental leaveI1I2I3

England, Wales and Scotland

I4(1)

In section 80A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (entitlement to paternity leave: birth)—

(a)

omit subsection (4A);

(b)

in subsection (6A), omit paragraph (c).

(2)

In section 80B of that Act (entitlement to paternity leave: adoption)—

(a)

omit subsection (4A);

(b)

in subsection (6C), omit paragraph (c).

(3)

In section 171ZE of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (rate and period of statutory paternity pay), in subsection (3A), omit paragraph (b) (and the “or” before it).

(4)

In consequence of the amendments made by subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a), in section 118 of the Children and Families Act 2014, omit subsections (6) and (7).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 159(3)

I2

S. 17 in force at 18.2.2026 for specified purposes by S.I. 2026/3, reg. 3(4)

I3

S. 17 in force at 6.4.2026 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2026/3, reg. 4(4) (with Sch. 1)

I4

S. 17(1)(2) in force at 6.1.2026 for specified purposes by S.I. 2026/3, reg. 2(8)