SPM30105 - Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) - Overview

Legislation - placed for adoption under UK law

Great Britain

The Employment Act 2002 inserted a new Part 12ZB into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act (SSCBA) 1992 which sets out the framework for entitlement to Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP).

Work and Families Act 2006

The main new regulations governing the Statutory Adoption Pay scheme are:

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2822)

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Administration) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2820)

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) and the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Northern Ireland

The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 inserts a new Part 12ZB into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
The main new regulations governing the Statutory Adoption Pay scheme are:

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (SR 2002 No 378)

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (SR 2002 No 379)

Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006