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129: Clause 56, page 76, line 35, at end insert— “(c) may not be made if the employer in question is a small or medium-sized enterprise.”Member's explanatory statement This amendment and others in the name of Lord Sharpe of Epsom provide that a trade union cannot give an access request if the employer is a small or medium-sized business, unless the Secretary of State has provided for this in regulations. Such regulations (where they affect small or medium-sized businesses) may not be made before 6 April 2028, and without prior consultation and publication of an impact assessment. They also provide that the Secretary of State must consult and publish an impact assessment prior to making regulations to vary the required percentage.