# The Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014, Regulation 20: Adopter’s entitlement to shared parental leave

Extent: E+W+S

(1) A is entitled to be absent from work to take shared parental leave in accordance with Chapter 2 to care for C if A satisfies the conditions specified in paragraph (2) and AP satisfies the conditions specified in paragraph (3).
(2) The conditions are that—
(a) A satisfies the continuity of employment test (see regulation 35);
(b) A has, at the date of the placement for adoption of C, the main responsibility for the care of C (apart from the responsibility of AP);
(c) A is entitled to statutory adoption leave in respect of C;
(d) A has ended any entitlement to statutory adoption leave by curtailing that leave under section 75A(2A) or 75B(3)(a) of the 1996 Act (and that leave remains curtailed) or, where A has not curtailed in that way, A has returned to work before the end of the statutory adoption leave;
(e) A has complied with regulation 24 (notice to employer of entitlement to shared parental leave);
(f) A has complied with regulation 26(3) and (4) (evidence for employer); and
(g) A has given a period of leave notice in accordance with regulation 28.
(3) The conditions are that—
(a) AP satisfies the employment and earnings test (see regulation 36); and
(b) AP has, at the date of the placement for adoption of C, the main responsibility for the care of C (apart from the responsibility of A).
(4) The entitlement under paragraph (1) is not affected by the number of children placed for adoption through a single placement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3050/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/shared-parental-leave-regulations-2014/regulation-20
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