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When must a transferee complain about missing employee information?

Six months for relevant events on or after October 1, 2026; saved three-month period for earlier relevant events. Present a regulation 12 employee liability information complaint. Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

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Period
Six months for relevant events on or after October 1, 2026; saved three-month period for earlier relevant events
Trigger
Relevant transfer date
Rule
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A). The retained source governs present a regulation 12 employee liability information complaint. Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

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Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here. The actual relevant transfer date and required completion must be established before using a final date.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

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When must a transferee complain about missing employee information?

Six months for relevant events on or after October 1, 2026; saved three-month period for earlier relevant events. Present a regulation 12 employee liability information complaint. Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

Responsible actor. Transferee complaining against the transferor.

Relevant transfer date.

Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

How does this provision count time?

  1. Present a regulation 12 employee liability information complaint.
  2. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.
  3. Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.

The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here. Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here. The actual relevant transfer date and required completion must be established before using a final date.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The transferee complaining against the transferor has established the applicable procedure and relevant transfer date. Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. Present a regulation 12 employee liability information complaint. Six months for relevant events on or after October 1, 2026; saved three-month period for earlier relevant events. No computed final date is supplied.

A proposed completion raises a nonbusiness-day or time-boundary question for present a regulation 12 employee liability information complaint. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here. Resolve this boundary under the identified provision and actual completion route. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.

The event occurs before October 1, 2026 but the claim is considered after that date. Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. No automatic final date follows from this scenario.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Applicable procedure and actual event
Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.
Counting and completion boundary
The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)
  • Later discovery of an information defect does not itself replace the transfer-date event. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.
  • Transferee complaining against the transferor. Relevant transfer date. Present a regulation 12 employee liability information complaint. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When must a transferee complain about missing employee information?

Does discovering missing information start a fresh period?

Regulation 12(2) anchors the ordinary period to the relevant transfer.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

Did every live case become six months on October 1, 2026?

No. Regulation 4 saves the earlier law where the specified relevant date predates commencement.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

Can ACAS affect the ordinary end?

The applicable early conciliation adjustment must be established from actual statutory Day A and Day B facts.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

Is a late complaint automatically admitted?

No. The statutory not-reasonably-practicable extension requires its conditions and an actual tribunal determination.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

Are six months the same as 180 days?

No. The statute uses calendar months beginning with the relevant event.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

Does this guide give a final filing date from one date alone?

No. Transition, conciliation, eligibility and any actual extension require review.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)

Official sources and review

Provisions used (3)
Provisions used in this guide
ProvisionPurpose
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, regulation 12(1), (2), (2A)Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
Employment Rights Act 2025, section 152 and Schedule 12 paragraph 13Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, regulations 3 and 4, Schedule table 2Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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