Member

The Government also tabled an amendment in lieu in the other place, which takes into account how opt-out notices would take effect to ensure that unions can process these opt-out notices as quickly as possible. Under Amendment 72C, an opt-out notice will now have effect either on 1 January of the year after it has been provided or on a day specified or determined in the rules of the union, whichever of these dates comes first. This provides unions with flexibility under the legislation to act more quickly and process a member’s request to opt out, without having to wait until the subsequent 1 January to do so. We are committing to engage with unions directly to continue to make clear our expectation that opt-out notices will be honoured as swiftly as practically possible. I beg to move Motion B in the name of my noble friend Lady Lloyd.