http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/754/contents/made

The Compromise Agreements (Description of Person) Order 2004

Employment terms and conditions

Employment rights

Trade unions

Minimum wage

Race relations

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2015-05-22

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

This Order is made under relevant powers contained in the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976, the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the National Minimum Wage Act 1998. It extends the category of person validly able to give advice in relation to compromise agreements under these Acts, and under the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/1551) and the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2034), to a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives employed by a solicitors' practice, provided that a condition is satisfied. This condition is that such a Fellow is supervised, in relation to the giving of advice as to compromise agreements, by a solicitor holding a practising certificate issued by the Law Society of England and Wales. A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared.