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Statutory Paternity Pay and leave: adopting a child from abroad (SC5)

Use form SC5 if you're adopting a child from abroad and need to apply for Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) or paternity leave.

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Statutory Paternity Pay/paternity leave when adopting from abroad (SC5)

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Use form SC5 to apply for Statutory Paternity Pay or paternity leave if your partner, or co-adopter, adopts a child from abroad.

Give your completed form to your employer.

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Paternity pay and leave
Guidance on what you get, how to claim, eligibility and additional paid paternity leave.

Adoption pay and leave
Guidance on what you get, how to claim and eligibility

Shared Parental Leave and Pay
Guidance on eligibility, entitlement, starting Shared Parental Leave and splitting blocks of leave

Published 4 April 2014
Last updated 9 June 2015 + show all updates
  1. Welsh translation for form SC5 is live now.

  2. The 2015 to 2016 form has been added to this page.

  3. First published.