Section 70ZC (Response period and negotiation period) provides that the Secretary of State can prescribe in regulations the length of the "response period" and the "negotiation period" that apply for the purposes of sections 70ZD and 70ZE. The response period starts on the day the access request is given, and the negotiation period starts on the day that the employer gives a response notice.
Part 4: Trade Unions and Industrial Action, etc Right of trade unions to access workplaces New Section 70ZC