Statutory adoption pay

Adoption pay period in respect of adoptions from overseas where adoption is disrupted13.

(1)

Where after a child enters Great Britain the child—

(a)

dies; or

(b)

ceases to live with the adopter,

the adoption pay period shall terminate in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2).

(2)

The adoption pay period shall, in a case falling within paragraph (1), terminate 8 weeks after the end of the week specified in paragraph (3).

(3)

The week referred to in paragraph (2) is—

(a)

in a case falling within paragraph (1)(a), the week during which the child dies;

(b)

in a case falling within paragraph (1)(b), the week during which the child ceases to live with the adopter.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraph (3), “week” means a period of seven days beginning with Sunday.