Clause 26 - Determination without a hearing
Employment Bill
6:45 pm
Mr Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West, Labour)
I rise to oppose the amendment. I see where the hon. Gentleman is coming from but the difficulty is that the proposal would tie in a situation in which an applicant or a respondent did a runner. The hon. Gentleman's fear is that the Government could arrogate too much power to themselves in regulations; the Human Rights Act 1998 can guard against that, but applicants and respondents can disappear and the tribunal would need the agreement of both parties.