(b) On the birth of a child to a surrogate mother where you are, or your Partner is, one of the child's biological parents, and you expect to obtain a parental order giving you and your Partner responsibility for the child. (c) Where an adoption agency places a child with you and/or your Partner for adoption and you expect to have main responsibility (with your Partner) for the child's upbringing. (d) Where a local authority places a child with you and/or your Partner under a fostering for adoption arrangement and you expect to have main responsibility (with your Partner) for the child's upbringing. To qualify for paternity leave you must have been continuously employed by us for at least 26 weeks ending with the 15th week before the Expected Week of Childbirth or the week in which you or your Partner are notified by the adoption agency or local authority that you/they have been matched with a child. In adoption, fostering for adoption, and surrogacy cases, you may wish to consider adoption leave instead (see the Adoption Leave Policy). Only one parent can take adoption leave so you should discuss this with your Partner. You cannot take both paternity leave and adoption leave. You cannot take paternity leave if you have already taken shared parental leave in respect of the same child. You may be eligible to take shared parental leave after paternity leave (see the Shared Parental Leave Policy).
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TIMING AND LENGTH OF PATERNITY LEAVE
5.1
Paternity leave must be taken as a period of either one week or two consecutive weeks. It cannot be taken in instalments.
5.2
Paternity leave can start on the date of the child's birth or adoption placement, or a later date of your choosing. However, it must end within 56 days (8 weeks) of birth or placement, or within 56 days of the first day of the Expected Week of Childbirth (if the child was born early).
6.
NOTIFICATION
6.1
To take paternity leave you must give us written notice by the end of the 15th week before the Expected Week of Childbirth or no more than seven days after you and/or your Partner were notified of having been matched with the child, or as soon as you reasonably can, stating:
(a) the Expected Week of Childbirth or the Expected Placement Date;
(b) the date you would like your leave to start (which may be a specified date after the start of the Expected Week of Childbirth or the Expected Placement Date, the actual date of birth or a specified number of days after birth); and
(c)
whether you intend to take one week or two weeks' leave.
6.2
We may require a signed declaration from you that you are taking paternity leave to care for the child or to support the child's other parent in caring for the child.
7.
CHANGING LEAVE DATES OR CANCELLING LEAVE
7.1
You may vary the start date of your paternity leave if you give notice as follows:
(a) If you wish to start your leave on the day of the child's birth or on the day that the child is placed with you or the adopter, at least 28 days before the first day of the Expected Week of Childbirth or the Expected Placement Date.
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