Explanatory note

These Regulations, issued free of charge, amend the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (“the Principal Regulations”) to correct drafting errors in regulations 3, 10 and 14 and Schedule 2. The errors in the regulations concern the meaning of agency worker and the provisions concerning permanent contracts providing for pay between assignments and the liability of the temporary work agency and hirer. The error in the Schedule is a numbering error.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations since they have the same effect on the costs to business and the voluntary sector as the Principal Regulations. A copy of the impact assessment for the Principal Regulations is available from the BIS website (www.bis.gov.uk) and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the Principal Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.