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28.—(1) [F1Subject to regulation 20 neither] an agency nor an employment business may disclose information relating to a work-seeker, without the prior consent of that work-seeker, except—
(a)for the purpose of providing work-finding services to that work-seeker;
(b)for the purposes of any legal proceedings (including arbitration); or
(c)in the case of a work-seeker who is a member of a professional body, to the professional body of which he is a member.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), an agency shall not disclose information relating to a work-seeker to any current employer of that work-seeker without that work-seeker’s prior consent, which has not by the time of such disclosure been withdrawn, and shall not make the provision of any services to that work-seeker conditional upon such consent being given or not withdrawn.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 28(1) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3575), regs. 1, 8