LRD guides and handbook May 2017

Law at Work 2017

Chapter 9

The key elements of statutory adoption leave


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Statutory adoption leave lasts for 52 weeks and divides into two parts: 



Ordinary adoption leave (OAL): the first 26 weeks; and



Additional adoption leave (AAL): this is a further period of 26 weeks and follows immediately after ordinary adoption leave.