PART III PARENTAL LEAVE
F1Review16A
1
The Secretary of State must from time to time—
a
carry out a review of regulations 13 to 16 and Schedule 2,
b
set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and
c
publish the report.
2
In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 implementing the revised framework agreement on parental leave (which is implemented by means of regulations 13 to 16 and Schedule 2) is implemented in other member States.
3
The report must in particular—
a
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by those regulations,
b
assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved, and
c
assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
4
The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which this regulation comes into force.
5
Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.