The Regulatory Reform (Prison Officers) (Industrial Action) Order 2005

the Secretary of State for the Home Department (“the Secretary of State”) consulted—

following the consultation mentioned in recital (a) it appeared to the Secretary of State appropriate to vary part of his proposals and to undertake further consultation with respect to the variations;

following the further consultation, it appeared to the Secretary of State that it was appropriate to proceed with the making of this Order;

a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals was laid before Parliament as required by section 6 of the Regulatory Reform Act 20011 and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 8 of that Act expired;

the Secretary of State had regard to the representations made during that period and, in particular, to the Report of the Regulatory Reform Committee of the House of Commons (Third Report of Session 2004–05) and the Report of the Select Committee on Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform (Second Report of Session 2004–05);

a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of those representations and the changes made to the draft Order in the light of them;

the draft was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament; and

the Secretary of State is of the opinion that this Order does not remove any necessary protection or prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which he might reasonably expect to continue to exercise;