# The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

S.R. 2026/58 · made 19 March 2026 · revised to 20 March 2026

These Regulations amend the Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 by omitting regulation 37 (expiry). The amendment ensures the continued operation of those Regulations and forms part of a wider package of legislative measures establishing statutory parental bereavement pay as an entitlement for bereaved parents. The entitlement applies to employed earners in cases of child death, stillbirth and miscarriage, and provides for the payment of statutory parental bereavement pay by employers.

Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (Section 5, Section 165); Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (Section 3)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-parental-bereavement-pay-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/pdf/nisr_20260058_en.pdf; NI Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-parental-bereavement-pay-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/pdf/nisrem_20260058_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

Regulations made by the Department for the Economy and laid before the Assembly under section 172(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 for approval of the Assembly before the expiration of six months from the date of their coming into operation
Employment
Parental Bereavement
Made 19th March 2026
Coming into operation in accordance with Regulation 1
The Department for the Economy makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 167ZZ9(3) and (4), 167ZZ10(2) and (4)(a) to (g), 167ZZ11(2) and (3), 167ZZ12(1) to (5), (8) and (9), 167ZZ14(3), 167ZZ17(3) to (5), (7) and (8), and 171(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and sections 5(1)(g), (j), (m) and (q), and 165(5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in it, and section 3(1) and (2) of the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 and with the concurrence of the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in so far as such concurrence is required.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 and shall come into operation on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

## 2 Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) (No. 2) Regulations

(1) The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 are amended in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).
(2) Omit regulation 37 (Expiry).

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 19th March 2026.
(L.S.)
Colin Jack
A senior officer of the Department for the Economy
The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs concur
Jonathan Athow
18th March 2026
Carol Bristow
Two of the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
18th March 2026

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 by omitting regulation 37 (expiry). The amendment ensures the continued operation of those Regulations and forms part of a wider package of legislative measures establishing statutory parental bereavement pay as an entitlement for bereaved parents. The entitlement applies to employed earners in cases of child death, stillbirth and miscarriage, and provides for the payment of statutory parental bereavement pay by employers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-parental-bereavement-pay-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026
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