Explanatory note

This Order appoints 30th June 2014 as the day upon which the Code of Practice on handling in a reasonable manner requests to work flexibly which has been issued by ACAS under section 199 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 will come into effect. Article 3 provides that the ACAS Code does not apply to an application for flexible working made under section 80F of the Employment Rights Act 1996 on or before 29th June 2014.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order. This Order is part of a package of legislative measures and the relevant impact assessment is the Modern Workplaces: government response on flexible parental leave impact assessment which was published in November 2013. A copy of that impact assessment can be obtained from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Labour Market Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.