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Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the applicability of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 to any future Home Office market testing exercise will be included in relevant documentation as a condition of contract.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke
No. The regulations form part of a statutory instrument and, if applicable, take effect and are enforceable without the need for them to be included in a condition of contract.