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<p>The Government takes blacklisting extremely seriously. Blacklisting is completely
unacceptable and has no place in modern employment relations. The Employment Relations
Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 make it unlawful for an individual or organisation
to compile, sell or make use of a blacklist of trade union members or those who have
taken part in trade union activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not
had any recent discussions with employment agencies on this matter and no assessment
has been made of the prevalence of blacklisting by employment agencies. However, since
the introduction of the 2010 regulations, no evidence has been presented to the Government
or the Information Commissioner that these practices are recurring, whether this be
in employment agencies or elsewhere.</p>
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