Amendments to the Conduct of Employment Agencies Regulations

Expected to come into force in April 2010

Amend the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations 2003. Will:

  • reduce levels of checks for workers supplied for permanent recruitment by employment agencies, and
  • either remove or tighten the payment of up front fees charged by entertainment and modeling agencies
  • to stop abuse by rogue agencies on vulnerable workers.

A consultation was launched on 19 March 2009. In November 2009 the Government published its response. The consultation paper and the response are available on the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills website.

On 6 July 2009 a similar consultation was launched by the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland(DELNI). Consultation closes on 28 September 2009.