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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 June 2025
Debate
Employment Rights BillContribution
Amendment 253 has the same effect as my noble friend Lord Woodley’s Amendment 261, which seeks to restore to prison officers the right to take industrial action. It was taken from them—50 years after its founding —by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. The ILO permits restrictions on strikes on inessential services but requires one of several preconditions: the restriction must
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