Explanatory note

These regulations amend the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002 and the Statutory Shared Parental Pay (General) Regulations 2014. They make provision as to the meaning of a “week” for the purposes of determining whether a person has been in employed earner’s employment with an employer for a continuous period of at least 26 weeks.

A separate impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations which make only minor changes. These Regulations relate to a package of legislative measures and the relevant impact assessment is the Modern Workplaces: shared parental leave and pay implementation consultation impact assessment which was published in February 2013. A copy of that impact assessment can be obtained from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Labour Market Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.