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<p>The public sector exit payment cap will come into effect at a date after the Enterprise
Bill has received Royal Assent. The Enterprise Bill is currently expected to receive
Royal Assent by May 2016. A set of secondary regulations which will give effect to
the public sector exit payment cap are currently expected to come into force during
autumn 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In the response to the consultation the Government stated
that ‘the government would request Legislative Consent Motions from the Devolved Administrations
where appropriate, however it would be for the Devolved Administrations to decide
the approach they wish to take to this measure.’</p><p> </p><p>On 7 December 2015
the Northern Ireland Assembly declined to agree a Legislative Consent Motion. Subsequently,
no provisions relating to Northern Ireland are included in the clauses relating to
exit payments.</p>
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