Part 1 of Schedule 7 sets out the relevant labour market legislation that the Secretary of State has overarching responsibility to enforce. Specifically:
	· The Employment Agencies Act 1973, and regulations made under section 5 of that Act.
	· Section 151(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and regulations made under section 153(5)(b) of that Act.
	· Certain provisions of, and regulations made using certain powers contained in, the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
	· Part 2A of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996.
	· Section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006 - so far as relating to offences committed under the law of England and Wales under section 4 of this Act in relation to a worker (Fraud by abuse of position).
	· Certain provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998: entitlement, duty of employers to keep records, worker’s right to access to records, underpayments, right to not suffer detriment, and offences.
	· Provisions in the Working Time Regulations 1998 that relate to entitlement to annual leave, the rights to payment in respect of leave, payment in lieu of leave, rolled-up holiday pay for irregular hours workers and part-year workers, and obligations on employers to keep records relating to annual leave to demonstrate their compliance.
	· Provisions in the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 that relate to prohibition of unlicensed activities, rules relating to licensing, licensing and offences.
	· Provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 that relate to the offences of slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour (section 1) or human trafficking (sections 2 and 4) and slavery trafficking prevention and risk orders (part 2) and relevant offences.
	· Provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 related to LME undertakings and orders, and offences relating to part 5.
	· Section 147(1) and Regulations under section 149(5)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
	· Regulations made under sections 5 and 122 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, so far as they relate to Statutory Sick Pay, and section 12(3) of that Act.
	· Section 47(2) (entitlement of social care workers to be paid in accordance with ratified agreements of Negotiating Body) and 48(5) (entitlement of social care workers to be paid in accordance with regulations made by Secretary of State, etc) of this Act.
	In Part 2 of Schedule 7, Paragraph 35 gives the Secretary of State powers to amend the list of relevant labour market legislation in Part 1 of that Schedule.
	Subparagraph (1) provides for Secretary of State to make regulations to add to the list of labour market legislation in Part 1 of the Schedule or vary references to enactments that are already included in the list. Adding legislation to Part 1 of Schedule 7 will bring enforcement of that legislation in scope of the Secretary of State’s enforcement functions.
	Subparagraph (2) places limits on the regulation making power in subparagraph (1). The Secretary of State can only exercise this power to amend Part 1 of this Schedule if the legislation relates to the following: rights or entitlements of employees or workers; the treatment of employees or workers; requirements, restrictions or prohibitions on employers; or trade unions, employers’ associations, industrial action or labour relations.
	Subparagraph (3) requires the Secretary of State to obtain consent from the appropriate Northern Ireland department before exercising the power in subparagraph (1) to add legislation that deals with a transferred matter to Part 1 of Schedule 7, or to vary existing references in Part 1 to such legislation.
	Subparagraph (4) defines key terms, including "the appropriate Northern Ireland department" and "transferred matter".
	Subparagraph (5) provides that regulations made to amend Part 1 of Schedule 7 may also make necessary consequential changes to Sections 491 (enforcement functions of Secretary of State), 925 (delegation of functions, Section 103 (power to give notice of underpayment, and 150 (meaning of non-compliance with relevant labour market legislation).
	Subparagraph (6) provides that regulations that amend Part 1 of Schedule 7 to add an enactment may provide that a notice of underpayment relating to sums due under or by virtue of the enactment may relate to sums that became due before the regulations come into force.
	Subparagraph (7) provides that regulations to add to, or vary references in, the list in Part 1 of Schedule 7 are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
Part 5: Enforcement of Labour Market Legislation General Schedule 7 – Legislation subject to enforcement under Part 5