Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 17339

Facilities Agreements

Tabled: 9 July 2026

Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether ACAS intends to update the ACAS Code of Practice on facility time.

Answer

Blair McDougall

The existing Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Code on time off for trade union duties and activities (“the Code”) has been updated to reflect the changes made by the Employment Rights Act 2025 to the statutory framework on the rights ...

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