SPM60385 – Disputes, Decisions, Reviews and Appeals – The Formal Decision

Example of a SAP decision

That [e/e] is entitled to Statutory Adoption Pay at the rate of [£ amount] per week for [number of weeks in the MPP or to the week before the decision] weeks commencing [dd/mm/yy] and that [e/r] is liable to pay the Statutory Adoption Pay to [e/e] amounting to [£ amount].

* the rate payable is the lesser of the earnings related or standard rate

NOTE

- the decision covers both the employee’s entitlement and the employer’s liability to pay

• The decision covers the past period of known liability
• If necessary a further decision could be made in the future to cover a later period of the Adoption Pay Period but in practice this should not be necessary because the first decision will resolve the main issue of liability and the accompanying letter of explanation will cover the future period of entitlement .