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Facilities Agreements

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 16 July 2026UIN 17339

The question

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

Answered by 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 to time off and the provision of facilities for trade union representatives.

The draft Code was laid before Parliament on 6 July 2026. Subject to completion of the parliamentary procedures, the intention is that it will be brought into effect alongside the changes to the statutory framework in October 2026.

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