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Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

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Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, Section 182 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

182 Restrictions on general duty.E+W+S

(1)An employer is not required by section 181 to disclose information—

(a)the disclosure of which would be against the interests of national security, or

(b)which he could not disclose without contravening a prohibition imposed by or under an enactment, or

(c)which has been communicated to him in confidence, or which he has otherwise obtained in consequence of the confidence reposed in him by another person, or

(d)which relates specifically to an individual (unless that individual has consented to its being disclosed), or

(e)the disclosure of which would cause substantial injury to his undertaking for reasons other than its effect on collective bargaining, or

(f)obtained by him for the purpose of bringing, prosecuting or defending any legal proceedings.

In formulating the provisions of any Code of Practice relating to the disclosure of information, ACAS shall have regard to the provisions of this subsection.

(2)In the performance of his duty under section 181 an employer is not required—

(a)to produce, or allow inspection of, any document (other than a document prepared for the purpose of conveying or confirming the information) or to make a copy of or extracts from any document, or

(b)to compile or assemble any information where the compilation or assembly would involve an amount of work or expenditure out of reasonable proportion to the value of the information in the conduct of collective bargaining.

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