Question follow-through · 15261

NHS: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the prohibition of two-tier workforce regulations will be applied to all NHS- funded outsourced contracts since 4 July 2024; and whether he has asked NHS England to provide guidance to NHS organisations.

answeredCabinet Office

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Cabinet Office
Tabled
20 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
27 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the prohibition of two-tier workforce regulations will be applied to all NHS- funded outsourced contracts since 4 July 2024; and whether he has asked NHS England to provide guidance to NHS organisations.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

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  3. 27 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Employment Rights Bill, once in force, will provide powers to make regulations to introduce provisions for new protections for transferring workers in relevant outsourcing contracts. The provisions will apply to contracting authorities as defined in t...

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