Amendments to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003

3.  In regulation 5—

(a) for the heading, substitute “Restriction on use of additional services”.

(b) the existing provision becomes subsection (1), and after that subsection insert—

“(2) Where the work-seeker uses services for which the Act does not prohibit the charging of a fee, an agency or employment business providing or making provision for such services shall ensure that the work-seeker is able to cancel or withdraw from those services at any time without incurring any detriment or penalty, subject to the work-seeker giving to the provider of those services in paper form or by electronic means notice of five business days or, for services relating to the provision of living accommodation, notice of ten business days.”.