Respond to Acas consultation: draft Code of Practice on time off for trade union duties and activities

Consultation closes: 5pm, Tuesday 17 March 2026

Use this form to respond to our consultation on the draft Code of Practice on time off for trade union duties and activities.

Alternatively, you can download the consultation questions and email your response to consultations@acas.org.uk:

• consultation questions – responding as an individual (DOCX, 42KB)
• consultation questions – responding as an employer or organisation (DOCX, 37KB)

If you need to submit your response in another way, email consultations@acas.org.uk

To make your submission as helpful as possible, please:

• read the draft Code and the consultation document in full before responding
• keep your response concise and to the point – we suggest a limit of 500 words for each open text question
• keep your response as plain text only – the online form does not support hyperlinks, tables or images