Solicitud directa sobre sumisión a las autoridades competentes (CEACR) - Adopción: 2024, Publicación: 113ª reunión CIT (2025)

Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte

Submission. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government indicating that on 15 November 2021 the Violence and Harassment Recommendation, 2019 (No. 206) was submitted to Parliament. Concerning the submission to the competent authorities of the instruments adopted by the Conference at its 111th Session (June 2023), the Committee notes the Government's indication that due to the dissolution of the Parliament on 30 May 2024, with a view to the legislative elections on 4 July 2024, it was not possible to submit the mentioned instruments. The Committee notes that, on 8 August 2024, the Government requested the Office informal opinion on whether the dissolution of the national parliament ahead of general elections would fall within the “exceptional circumstances” set out in article 19, paragraphs 5 and 6, of the ILO Constitution, thereby justifying the extension by six months of the 12-month time-limit provided for in this article. The Committee recalls that, without defining the term, it has never questioned that general elections could qualify as “exceptional circumstances.” Taking into account these exceptional circumstances, the Committee requests the Government to provide the requested information on the submission of the Safe and Healthy Working Environment (Consequential Amendments) Convention (No. 191) and Recommendation, 2023 (No. 207) and the Quality Apprenticeships Recommendation, 2023 (No. 208), adopted by the Conference at its 111th Session, as soon as it is in a position to do so.