# The Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026, Regulation 23: Notice of access


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the requirements in this regulation are met where—
(a) a term of an access agreement requires that the union provides a minimum of two working days’ notice to the employer prior to each occasion of access taking place; and
(b) where an access agreement provides for physical entry into a workplace and also communication with workers by means not involving physical entry into a workplace, the notice described in sub-paragraph (a) must also state whether the access is to be via physical entry to the workplace or by other means.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the first occasion on which access is to take place under an access agreement and, on that occasion, the requirement in this regulation is met where a term of the access agreement requires that the union provides a minimum of five working days’ notice to the employer prior to access taking place.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348285321/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-trade-unions-right-to-access-workplaces-regulations-2026/regulation-23
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