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Since antediluvian days, there has been, first of all, a pre-action protocol. At present, that is a voluntary scheme that parties have to opt into, but most insurers and almost all claimant lawyers are in favour of it.
Although there is a clear demand for that, we accept in our discussions with the Governments that what they will agree on is to do not with their negotiating stance or pre-negotiations, but with what will happen after the referendum.
The Government is, of course, looking for flexibility with the 600 hours, and it is now talking about early learning and childcare, not just pre-school education. The debate about how that will be provided in practice is still going on.
That is the difference between the two trades. If one sector of the trade is pre-booked hires only, why would the other sector, which was designed as public hire, be allowed to do pre-booked hire work?
In its Stage 1 Report, the lead committee recommended that, in relation to each of these powers, a pre-laying procedure should be added, so that the Parliament can consider draft regulations.