Commentary on Sections Part 9 – Right to Request Flexible Working Section 134: Review of sections 131 to 133
706.This section sets out the requirement for the Secretary of State to review sections 131 to 133 of the Act and to set out the conclusions in a report which he or she must publish.
707.The report must include the objectives of the amendments to the ERA; to what extent those objectives have been achieved; and whether the objectives should remain the same and whether there is a less regulatory approach that could achieve the same objectives.
708.The report must be published within 7 years of the sections coming into force and subsequent reports must be published in not more than 7 year intervals from publication of the previous report.