Primary carer meaning

In this issue: Probate Trusts Elderly and vulnerable clients UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Regulatory compliance for Private Client Budgets and Finance Bills Charity and philanthropy Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International Question of the week Additional Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts LexTalk®Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Probate Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/237): these Regulations create a new statutory entitlement for an employee to take time off to care for a child during the first year following birth, placement for adoption, or arrival in Great Britain for an overseas adoption, where the child’s primary carer has died (bereaved partner’s paternity leave). They take effect on 6 April 2026. See: LNB News 15/01/2026 18. Trusts Representation orders...

AH v BH [2024] EWFC 125 What are the practical implications of this case? Peel J adjusted the PMA only to the extent needed to meet the wife’s and children’s needs. He also indicated, in broad terms, the markedly higher award the wife might have obtained had there been no PMA and a sharing claim had prevailed. The court examined differing methods of providing housing when balancing PMA terms against the requirements of the financially weaker party. In this case, the wife was not limited to provision akin to an order under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989). Peel J observed he was unaware of any relevant reported authority where a primary carer of children, lacking significant assets, had not been granted a lump sum for housing outright. What was the background? The wife, aged 40 and brought up in country A, suffered from sacroiliac joint dysfunction and anterior pelvic pain resulting from a difficult childbirth. She also experienced mental health difficulties and had...

In this issue: Brexit headlines Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Equality and human rights Public procurement Management and strategic planning Information law State security and intelligence State accountability and liability Other Public Law news LexTalk®Public Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free webinars Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines Ayoola v Secretary of State for the Home Department In Ayoola v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1519, the Court of Appeal upheld the Upper Tribunal’s refusal of the appellant’s application for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The dispute centred on the meaning of Articles 24 and 25 of the Withdrawal Agreement (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020) between the UK and the EU. The appellant, a Nigerian national who is the primary carer of a British child, whose father...

This Practice Note addresses matters relating to looked after children placed in foster care, and the people who care for them — termed in statute as foster parents, though more commonly referred to as foster carers. It further outlines government guidance on early permanence placements (previously called 'fostering to adopt') and examines how that policy aligns with, and is interpreted by, case law. The Note differentiates between English and Welsh law, which diverge in a number of respects across both primary legislation and regulations, whilst also identifying areas of law that apply equally in both jurisdictions. Looked after children who are fostered England and Wales—general A child is regarded as looked after where they are in the care of the local authority (covering both interim care orders and full care orders), or where they are provided with accommodation by the local authority under any of its social services functions, subject to specified exceptions...

ARCHIVED : this Practice Note is no longer maintained as it covers the implementation of EU free movement law in the UK prior to IP completion day, on which date domestic legislation implementing EU free movement law was revoked, subject to certain savings and modifications. This Practice Note is archived and no longer updated, as it addressed how EU free movement rules operated in the UK before IP completion day, when domestic measures giving effect to those rules were revoked, with certain preserved elements and adjustments. For more detail—including the applicable savings and the status of CJEU case law—see Practice Note: Brexit and the end of EU free movement law in the UK. It is retained in archived form for historical interest, since EU law as previously implemented in the UK can still be pertinent in a few limited scenarios. For historic versions of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1052, including the iteration in force immediately before revocation, refer to Legislation.gov.uk. For the ongoing evolution of...

Practice Note—bereaved partner’s paternity leave This Practice Note reviews the entitlement of an employee to be away from work to care for a child during the first year after the child’s birth, placement for adoption, or, for an overseas adoption, the child’s entry into Great Britain, where the child’s primary carer dies on or after 6 April 2026. The entitlement is contained in the Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026, SI 2026/237 (BPPL Regs 2026), made under sections 80A, 80B and 80C of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996). Acas has issued guidance on bereaved partner’s paternity leave. The Practice Note explains: who is eligible the notice requirements when BPPL can be taken rights while on BPPL the right to return after BPPL protection from detriment or dismissal for exercising the right remedies for a parental BPPL claim For a sample policy addressing the right to BPPL, see Precedent: Policy—bereaved partner’s paternity leave. The entitlement...

1 Introduction 1.1 This policy explains the entitlements and duties of employees who are seeking to take bereaved partner’s paternity leave (BPPL). BPPL provides certain fathers and partners with leave from work in circumstances where the primary carer of a child dies on or after 6 April 2026. 1.2 This policy applies to every employee. It does not extend to agency workers, consultants, or self-employed contractors. 1.3 This policy is provided for guidance only and does not form part of your contract of employment; we may update or amend it at any time. It outlines statutory rights afforded to employees, but is intended as a summary and not a full statement of your rights. If you have any questions about your entitlement, please contact [ the HR department ]. 2 Entitlement to bereaved partner’s paternity leave 2.1 Your eligibility for BPPL depends, among other things, on your relationship to the child or to the primary carer, ie the child’s mother (for a birth), the child’s...