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The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2008
Made
26th February 2008
Laid before Parliament
29th February 2008
Coming into force
6th April 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 43F of the Employment Rights Act 1996(1):
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 6th April 2008.
Amendment
2. The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 1999(2) is amended in accordance with article 3.
3. After the entry relating to Scottish Social Services Council, there shall be inserted the entries set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Pat McFadden
Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
26th February 2008
Article 3
SCHEDULE
| First Column | Second Column |
|---|---|
| Persons and descriptions of people | Descriptions of Matters |
| Children´s Commissioner | Matters relating to the views and interests of children. |
| Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland | Matters relating to promoting and safeguarding the rights of children and young people. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 1999 by inserting in the Schedule to that Order entries relating to the Children´s Commissioner and the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland.
Section 43F of the Employment Rights Act 1996 provides a worker with the right not to suffer detriment, as a result of making a qualifying disclosure to a prescribed person in accordance with the requirements of that Act. The 1999 Order prescribes those persons and specifies the matters for which those persons are prescribed.
1996 c.18. Section 43F was inserted by the Public Disclosure Act 1998 (c.23), section 1. Back [1]
S.I. 1999/1549; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2003/1993. Back [2]