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2026 No. 1103 TRADE UNIONS The Code of Practice (Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces) Order 2026 Made at 11.48 a.m. on 19th October 2026 Laid before Parliament at 3.00 p.m. on 19th October 2026 Coming into force 30th October 2026 The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 204(3) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”). Under section 203(1)(a) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State may issue Codes of Practice containing such practical guidance as the Secretary of State thinks fit for the purpose of promoting the improvement of industrial relations. Under section 203(1)(a) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State proposed to issue a Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces (“the Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces”). Under section 204(1) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, prepared and published a draft of the Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces. Under section 204(1) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State considered representations made to the Secretary of State about the draft of the Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces and modified the draft accordingly. Under section 204(2) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State laid the draft of the Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces with the title “Code of Practice: Right of trade unions to access workplaces”, before both Houses of Parliament, the draft was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament and the Secretary of State is issuing the Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces in the form of that draft.
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