Forms and templates for eligible parents who want to take shared parental leave. Free to download and use.
Use these templates alongside our advice on shared parental leave.
For more advice, you can also, contact the Acas helpline.
If you need the forms in a different format, or you cannot download them, email digital@acas.org.uk
Maternity
'Notice of entitlement' forms. For either parent to tell their employer they're entitled to and intend to take shared parental leave. To use when the mother or birth parent will end maternity leave early.
Shared parental leave forms for maternity (Word version, 42KB)
Shared parental leave forms for maternity (OpenDocument Text format, 25KB)
Adoption
'Notice of entitlement' forms. For either parent to tell their employer they're entitled to and intend to take shared parental leave. To use when a parent will end adoption leave early.
Shared parental leave forms for adoption (Word version, 24KB)
Shared parental leave forms for adoption (OpenDocument Text format, 24KB)
Surrogacy
'Notice of entitlement' forms. For either parent to tell their employer they're entitled to and intend to take shared parental leave. To use when someone will end adoption leave for surrogacy early.
Booking leave and pay
Template letter for an employee to book a block of shared parental leave or pay.
Template for a notice to book shared parental leave or pay (Word version, 16KB)
Template for a notice to book shared parental leave or pay (OpenDocument Text format, 10KB)
Cancelling or changing leave
Template letter for an employee to give notice to change or cancel shared parental leave.
Template for a notice to cancel or change shared parental leave (Word version, 14KB)
Template for a notice to cancel or change shared parental leave (OpenDocument Text format, 6KB)