New regulations could be approved by Parliament by autumn, says Mandelson
James Brockett
Publication date:
11 May 2009
The government intends to introduce new regulations to prevent union members being denied employment by secret blacklists, business secretary Lord Mandelson said today.
The Information Commissioner reported in March that 40 construction companies had subscribed to a database used to vet construction workers, which has now been closed under data protection law. Many of those on the list were union activists who were therefore branded as troublemakers.
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