Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024

2024 Chapter 17

An Act to make provision about paternity leave in cases where a mother, or a person with whom a child is placed or expected to be placed for adoption, dies.

Enacted [24th May 2024]

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

^I1^I31 Paternity leave: special provision in cases of bereavement¶

1 The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.

2 In section 80A (entitlement to paternity leave: birth), after subsection (6) insert—

3 In section 80B (entitlement to paternity leave: adoption), after subsection (6B) insert—

4 In section 80D (special cases)—

a after subsection (1) insert—

;

b in subsection (2), after “subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)(b)”;

c after subsection (2) insert—

^I2^I42 Extent, commencement and short title¶

1 This Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

2 This Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

3 Regulations under subsection (2) are to be made by statutory instrument.

4 This Act may be cited as the Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024.

Footnotes

I1
S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 2(2)
I2
S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 2(2)
I3
S. 1 in force at 29.12.2025 by S.I. 2025/1342, reg. 2
I4
S. 2 in force at 29.12.2025 by S.I. 2025/1342, reg. 2