SPM30505 - Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) - Evidence of Entitlement to SAP
Placed for adoption under UK law
Evidence of Matching
To support their claim to SAP and leave, the employee must give their employer documentary evidence that they have been matched with a child for adoption. The employee will be given this evidence by the adoption agency either in a letter using the adoption agency's headed paper or on a matching certificate, obtainable from the Department of Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) website. (This is not the same as the Matching Certificate prepared by the adoption agency containing confidential details about the child and adopter)
- the name and address of the adoption agency
- the employee’s name and address,
- confirmation that they are the adopter or joint adopter
- the date on which the child is expected to be placed, or where the child has been placed, the date they were placed
- the date the adoption agency told the adopter that they had been matched with a child for adoption.
Legislation
Regulation 24 of the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002.
Regulation 24 of the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
