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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 May 2025

Debate

Employment Rights Bill

Contribution

65: Clause 9, page 36, line 9, at end insert— “(1AZA) But where the employer is— (a) the Security Service,(b) the Secret Intelligence Service, or(c) the Government Communication Headquarters,subsection (2)(b) does not apply, and the notification under subsection (1)(aa) need not explain why the employer considers that it is reasonable to refuse the application on the ground or those grounds.”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment would exclude the security services from the Bill’s provisions on flexible working.

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