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You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave

• How it works

  You and your partner may be able to get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and…

• Eligibility for birth parents

  To be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared…

• Eligibility for adopters or parents using a surrogate

  To be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared…

• What you'll get

  You can share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay between…

• When you can start

  You can only start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay…

• Booking blocks of leave

  You can book up to 3 separate blocks of Shared Parental Leave (SPL)…

• Applying for leave and pay

  To get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) you must:…

Government sets out ambitions for a social rent revolution through the new £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme.

• Updated: 2 July 2025

The police have to follow strict rules if you're arrested, questioned or charged with a crime - you can get legal advice at a police station

• When you're arrested

  If you’re arrested, you’ll usually be taken to a police station, held in…

• Your rights in custody

  The custody officer at the police station must explain your rights. You…

• How long you can be held in custody

  The police can hold you for up to 24 hours before they have to charge you…

• Giving fingerprints, photographs and samples

  The police have the right to: take photographs of you take fingerprints…

• Legal advice at the police station

  You have the right to free legal advice (legal aid) if you’re questioned…

• Complaining about your treatment by the police

  Contact the police force you want to complain about or call 101 if you’re…

Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping

Government launches a full review of parental leave and pay, to better support working families and help children get the best start in life

• Updated: 1 July 2025

Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date

Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator

Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes

The government introduced a number of measures through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 to incentivise the prompt build-out of housing sites. This update outlines recent progress in the implementation of these measures and next steps.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.