Forms and templates for eligible parents wanting to take shared parental leave. Free to download and use.
Eligible parents who are sharing care responsibility for a child can take shared parental leave. Eligible parents are:
- birth parents
- adoptive parents
- parents who have applied for and expect to get a parental order
For more advice you can:
- read about shared parental leave
- contact the Acas helpline
If you need the forms in a different format, or you cannot download them, email digital@acas.org.uk
Maternity
Shared parental leave forms for when the mother or birth parent has maternity entitlement.
Shared parental leave forms for maternity (Word version, 42KB)
Shared parental leave forms for maternity (OpenDocument Text format, 25KB)
Adoption
Shared parental leave forms for parents with adoption entitlement.
Shared parental leave forms for adopting a child (Word version, 24KB)
Shared parental leave forms for adopting a child (OpenDocument Text format, 24KB)
Surrogacy
Shared parental leave forms for parents intending to apply for and be given a parental order for surrogacy.
Booking leave
Template letter for an employee to book a block of shared parental leave or shared parental pay.
Template for a notice to book shared parental leave (Word version, 16KB)
Template for a notice to book shared parental leave (OpenDocument Text format, 10KB)
Cancelling or changing leave
Template letter for an employee to give notice to change or cancel a shared parental leave booking.
Template for a notice to cancel or vary shared parental leave (Word version, 14KB)
Template for a notice to cancel or vary shared parental leave (OpenDocument Text format, 6KB)