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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/code-of-practice-right-of-trade-unions-to-access-workplaces-order-2026/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1103",
  "legislation_title": "The Code of Practice (Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/code-of-practice-right-of-trade-unions-to-access-workplaces-order-2026",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order appoints 30th October 2026 as the day on which the Code of Practice issued by the Secretary of State under sections 203(1)(a) and 204(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52) on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces (“the Code of Practice”) comes into effect.\nThe Code of Practice provides practical guidance to individuals, trade unions, employers, businesses and other organisations, to support the understanding and delivery of the right of trade unions to access workplaces and communicate with workers. It is available at www.gov.uk. Printed copies can be obtained from the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London, SW1A 2DY.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order or the Code of Practice as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. A de minimis assessment has been produced in relation to The Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 and The Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) (Required Information) Regulations 2026 which is available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a4b9af3d200ca05e289e5e7/trade-union-statutory-access-to-workplaces-final-impact-assessment.pdf. Printed copies can be obtained from the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London, SW1A 2DY.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1103/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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