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Employment: Young People

Commons · Question 113554 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether regulations on trade union access under the Employment Rights Act 2025 will include safeguarding provisions for workplaces employing young people; and what guidance will be provided to ensure c

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 2 Mar 2026

In our consultation, Make Work Pay: trade union right of access, we sought views on the operational details of the new statutory access framework, including any further matters the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) must have regard to when making determ...