SC5 - Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay- becoming an adoptive parent when adopting from abroad declaration form
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If you're an employee, use form SC5 to apply to your employer for Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (OSPP) and/or Ordinary paternity leave if you are becoming an adoptive parent and the child is being adopted from abroad. The form explains the terms and conditions that apply to OSPP, and asks for some basic details about the adoption.
Help and guidance relating to this form
Employers reporting PAYE in real time
Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay: an overview
Employer information on Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay rates & eligibility, including how OSPP is paid & how to recover paymentsEmployers filing online but not yet reporting PAYE in real time
E19 - Employer Helpbook for Ordinary and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (PDF, 595KB)
Guidance for employers paying Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay for employees for babies born or children placed for adoption on or after 3 April 2011 and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay for employees for babies due or children matched for adoption on or after 3 April 2013Employers exempt from online filing
E13 - Day-to-day Payroll (PDF, 1.2MB)
Use this guide for information on day-to-day payroll operationsE19 - Employer Helpbook for Ordinary and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (PDF, 595KB)
Guidance for employers paying Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay for employees for babies born or children placed for adoption on or after 3 April 2011 and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay for employees for babies due or children matched for adoption on or after 3 April 2013- If you're an employee, use form SC5 to apply for Statutory Paternity Pay and/or paternity leave if you're becoming an adoptive parent and the child is being adopted from abroad
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