# The ACAS Arbitration Scheme (England and Wales) Order 2001, Paragraph 21: Requirements for entry into the Scheme


Any agreement to submit a dispute to arbitration under the Scheme must satisfy the following requirements (an “Arbitration Agreement”):
(i) the agreement must be in writing;
(ii) the agreement must concern an existing dispute;
(iii) the agreement must not seek to alter or vary any provision of the Scheme;
(iv) the agreement must have been reached either:
(a) where a conciliation officer has taken action under section 18 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (a “Conciliated Agreement”) or
(b) through a compromise agreement, where the conditions regulating such agreements under the Employment Rights Act 1996 are satisfied (a “Compromise Agreement”);
(v) the agreement must be accompanied by a completed Waiver Form for each party, in the form of Appendix A.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1185/schedule/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/acas-arbitration-scheme-england-and-wales-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-21
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