consultation - Work and Families: Choice and Flexibility. Draft regulations on maternity and adoption leave and flexible working
Starting Date: 31-01-06
Closing Date: 25-04-06
The Government is publishing, in draft, its proposals to amend the Maternity and Adoption Leave Regulations and the Flexible Working Regulations, following commitments made in the Government's Response to the Work and Families Consultation in October 2005. The Government's intention is that maternity and adoption regulations will apply to the parents of children expected to be born, or placed for adoption, on or after 1 April 2007; and the flexible working regulations will apply from April 2007. The purpose of publishing the regulations in this way is to invite comments on their drafting, and seek views on some remaining areas of detail, before final regulations are prepared and provided to Parliament later in 2006.
Consultation Documents
- Work and families: choice and flexibility. Draft regulations on maternity and adoption leave and flexible working
(777KB) - Full regulatory impact assessment. The maternity and parental leave (amendment) regulations 2006 and the paternity and adoption leave (amendment) regulations 2006
(115KB)