Statutory Adoption Pay & Leave

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Overview

When you take time off to adopt a child or have a child through a surrogacy arrangement you might be eligible for Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave.


You can calculate employee adoption leave and pay using the maternity and paternity calculator.

How much is Statutory Adoption Pay

Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) as an employees is:



Tax and National Insurance need to be deducted.


Some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers have different rules for entitlement.

Statutory Adoption Leave

You can take up to 52 weeks’ Statutory Adoption Leave. The first 26 weeks is known as ‘Ordinary Adoption Leave’, the last 26 weeks as ‘Additional Adoption Leave’.

Leave can start:

Eligibility

You must:


Who cannot qualify

You will not qualify for either adoption leave or pay if you:


Notice period

Statutory Adoption Pay


Employees must give you 28 days’ notice before they want to be paid Statutory Adoption Pay, unless the time between the child being matched and placed is less than that.


Statutory Adoption Leave


Within 7 days of being matched with a child, you must must tell your employer:

Your employer has 28 days to write to yoy confirming your leave start and end date.


There are different rules for overseas adoptions and surrogacy arrangements.

Proof of Adoption

You must provide proof of adoption, the proof must show the following: