The Shared Parental Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Supplementary evidence (adoption)

26.—(1) Where A gives a notice under regulation 24 (excluding any notice given under regulation 24(5)), A’s employer may request within 14 days beginning with the date on which that notice was given—

(a) evidence, in the form of one or more documents issued by the adoption agency that matched A with C, of—

(i) the name and address of the adoption agency;

(ii) the date that A was notified of having been matched for adoption with C;

(iii) the date on which the adoption agency expects to place C with A; and

(b) the name and address of AP’s employer.

(2) Where AP gives a notice under regulation 25 (excluding any notice given under regulation 25(4)), AP’s employer may request within 14 days beginning with the date on which that notice was given—

(a) evidence, in the form of one or more documents issued by the adoption agency that matched A with C, of—

(i) the name and address of the adoption agency;

(ii) the date that A was notified of having been matched for adoption with C;

(iii) the date on which the adoption agency expects to place C with A; and

(b) the name and address of A’s employer.

(3) Where an employer makes a request under paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a), A or AP, as the case may be, must send the employer the evidence requested within 14 days beginning with the date on which that request was made.

(4) Where an employer makes a request under paragraph (1)(b) or (2)(b), A or AP, as the case may be, must, within 14 days beginning with the date on which that request was made, send the employer—

(a) the name and address requested, or

(b) a declaration that A or AP, as the case may be, has no employer.