These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2010 and amend the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1861) (as amended by S.I. 2004/2351, 2005/435, 2005/1865, 2008/2683 and 2008/3240).

These Regulations make provision to enable the Tribunal Service to forward a claim to a regulator listed in the new Annex to Schedule 1 in certain circumstances. The Annex reflects the list of prescribed persons listed in the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 1999 Order (S.I. 1999/1549), as amended. The Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18) provides a worker with the right not to suffer a detriment, or be dismissed, as a result of making a qualifying disclosure to a prescribed person in accordance with the requirements of that Act. A full Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.