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UK Law Reference
All sections of Employment Rights Act 1996
1996 c. 18, s.27N

Section 27N — Complaints to employment tribunal about information

Extent: E+W+S

This version in force from 2024-10-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) [F1 A worker may present a complaint to an employment tribunal that the worker’s employer has failed to comply with a requirement in section 27I (written policy) or 27J (records).]

(2) [F1 An employment tribunal must not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date of the failure to comply.]

(3) [F1 But, if the employment tribunal is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for a complaint to be presented before the end of the relevant period of three months, the tribunal may consider the complaint if it is presented within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable.]

(4) [F1 Section 207B (extension of time limits to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings) applies for the purposes of subsection (2).]

Amendment notes

  1. F1 Ss. 27N, 27O inserted (E.W.S.) (31.7.2023 for specified purposes, 1.10.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (c. 13), ss. 8, 14(2); S.I. 2023/876, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2024/829, reg. 3(h)