Section 26 Adopter's absenceI1

England and Wales

(1)

A member of a local authority is entitled to a period of absence (“adopter's absence”) if the member satisfies prescribed conditions as to adoption of a child.

(2)

Regulations must include provision for determining—

(a)

the extent of a member's entitlement to adopter's absence in respect of a child;

(b)

when adopter's absence may be taken.

F1(3)

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(4)

Regulations may allow a member to choose, subject to prescribed restrictions, the date on which a period of adopter's absence starts.

(5)

Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a member of a local authority, or the local authority, may—

(a)

bring a period of adopter's absence to an end, or

(b)

cancel a period of adopter's absence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 26(3) omitted (21.1.2021) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), ss. 61(4), 175(1)(d)

Commencement

I1: S. 26 in force at 30.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(1)(c)