# Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, Section 210: Conciliation.


(1) Where a trade dispute exists or is apprehended ACAS may, at the request of one or more parties to the dispute or otherwise, offer the parties to the dispute its assistance with a view to bringing about a settlement.
(2) The assistance may be by way of conciliation or by other means, and may include the appointment of a person other than an officer or servant of ACAS to offer assistance to the parties to the dispute with a view to bringing about a settlement.
(3) In exercising its functions under this section ACAS shall have regard to the desirability of encouraging the parties to a dispute to use any appropriate agreed procedures for negotiation or the settlement of disputes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/52/section/210 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-and-labour-relations-consolidation-act-1992/section-210
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