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Lord Carter of Haslemere (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 June 2025

Debate

Employment Rights Bill

Contribution

I am very grateful for what the Minister said in response to my amendments. I think she said that the framework document will state that enforcement officers will have complete operational independence from Ministers, which is reassuring to know. Presumably, therefore, it would be possible for the terms of appointment of enforcement officers under Clause 87(6) to state the same thing. Clause 87(6) states that: “A person appointed under this section may exercise any powers of an enforcement officer to the extent specified in the appointment”. There is another perfect place in which to reassert that they are operationally independent of the Secretary of State.

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