These Regulations make amendments to secondary legislation in consequence of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 (c. 20), which makes provision for entitlements, leave and pay for employees with responsibility for children receiving neonatal care.

These Regulations are part of a package of legislative measures to implement entitlements to neonatal care leave and pay. A full impact assessment of the effect of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector was published on 23 January 2023 and is available from the Department for Business and Trade, Old Admiralty Building, London, SW1A 2PA.