# Children and Families Act 2014, Section 131: Removal of requirement to be a carer

Extent: E+W

(1) In section 80F(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (conditions for exercising right to request flexible working), paragraph (b) (condition that employee's purpose be to enable caring for a child or adult) is repealed.
(2) Section 80F is further amended as follows—
(a) in subsection (1), the “and” following paragraph (a) is repealed;
(b) in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) there is inserted “and”;
(c) in subsection (2), paragraph (d) and the “and” preceding it are repealed;
(d) subsection (10) is repealed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/6/section/131 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-families-act-2014/section-131
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