Consultation
We are grateful to all the people and organisations that helped us by providing oral and written evidence, and by organising or participating in visits and meetings. All organisations that participated and gave consent for us to publish their names are listed below according to the nature of their contribution.
Oral Evidence to the Commission
Association of Convenience Stores
Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers
British Beer & Pub Association
British Hospitality Association
British Retail Consortium
Business in Sport and Leisure
Business Services Association
CBI
Cleaning and Support Services Association
Leicester City Council
Trades Union Congress
Transport and General Workers' Union
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
UNISON
YWCA England & Wales
Written Evidence to the Commission
Arts & Graphics + Dateline
Association of Convenience Stores
Association of Labour Providers
Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry
British Apparel & Textile Confederation
British Beer & Pub Association
British Chambers of Commerce
British Hospitality Association
British Retail Consortium
British Shops and Stores Association
British Youth Council
BUPA Care Services
Business in Sport and Leisure
Business Services Association
CBI
Central Council of Physical Recreation
Citizens Advice Northern Ireland
Cleaning and Support Services Association
Community
Dyfed Cleaning Services Limited
EEF The Manufacturers' Organisation
Employment Information Services
Equal Opportunities Commission
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Equity
Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations
Federation of Small Businesses
Food and Drink Federation
Forum of Private Business
Fullers Quality Bakers
Golding's Bakery Ltd
Graham R Todd
Greater Manchester Pay and Employment Rights Advice Service
H R Bradford (Bakers) Ltd
Her Majesty's Government
J W Buckley Ltd
Jessops the Bakers
Kondit Bakery and Café
Leicester City Council
Leonard Cheshire
Mardon House Residential Home
Mark Watson
MHA Care Group
Naseem Ullah
National Centre for Social Research
National Council for One Parent Families
National Day Nurseries Association
National Farmers' Union (England and Wales)
National Federation of Fish Friers
National Group on Homeworking
National Hairdressers' Federation
National Trainers Federation
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
NEA Northern Ireland
North Somerset Industrial Therapy Trust
Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance
Oliver Adams Ltd
Oxfam
Pamela James
Paul Rogers
PCS HMRC Cambridge Revenue Branch
Public and Commercial Services Union
Pyefleet Day Nursery Limited
Recruitment & Employment Confederation
Robert Scott & Sons Ltd
Robin Manners
Sanctuary Housing Association
Scottish Association of Master Bakers
Scottish Executive
Scottish Licensed Trade Association
Scottish Socialist Party
Scottish Textiles Manufacturers Association
Scottish Trades Union Congress
Small Business Council
The Children's House & the Montessori School
The Cottage Bakery
The Hospital of William Browne Wool Merchant Stamford
The Newspaper Society
Trades Union Congress
Transport and General Workers' Union
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
UNISON
Unquoted Companies Group
Welsh Assembly Government
White Horse Child Care Ltd
Woodhead (Scarborough) Ltd
W T Warren & Son
YWCA England & Wales
Visits and Meetings
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Agricultural Wages Board for England & Wales
Anson Care Services
Arts & Graphics + Draftline
Ashers Bakery
Association of Convenience Stores
Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers
Aulds (Food) Ltd
Aylsham Care Home
Berry Head Hotel
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry
British Apparel & Textile Confederation
British Beer & Pub Association
British Beer & Pub Association, Midlands and Northern Regions
British Chambers of Commerce
British Hospitality Association
British Retail Consortium
British Shops and Stores Association
Business in Sport and Leisure
Business Services Association
Capper & Co Ltd
CBI
CBI Scotland
CBI Wales
Central Council of Physical Recreation
City & County of Swansea Employment Training
Cleaning and Support Services Association
Clive Hurst
Cornwall Care
Cornwall Strategic Partnership
Covent Garden Restaurants
Daycare Trust
Deepdale Farm
EEF The Manufacturers' Organisation
English Community Care Association
Equal Opportunities Commission
Ethical Trading Initiative
Federation of Poles in Great Britain
Federation of Small Businesses
Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
Finsbury Foods
Fuller, Smith and Turner PLC
Gangmasters Licensing Authority
GMB
Halfords PLC
Hull City Council
Humberside Police Headquarters
Independent Health & Care Providers
Independent Retailers Confederation
Jobcentre Plus (Hull)
John Collins and Partners
Judy Scott Consultancy
Knitting Industries Federation Ltd
Knowle Hill Nurseries Ltd
Learning and Skills Council
Leicester City Council
Lochaber Citizens Advice Bureau
London Citizens Workers Association
Melton Mowbray Polish Community
Monthind Limited
National Care Association
National Care Forum
National Farmers' Union (England and Wales)
National Group on Homeworking
National Hairdressers' Federation
Northern Ireland Hotels Federation
Porters Horticultural Limited
Recruitment & Employment Confederation
Riviera Produce Ltd
Rural Shops Alliance
Scottish Executive
Scottish Trades Union Congress
Servite Houses
Shep Plastics Ltd
Small Business Council
Tesco Stores Ltd
The 50 Club
Trades Union Congress
Transport and General Workers' Union
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
UNISON
UNISON Northern Ireland
Welsh Assembly Government
Wilkinson Hardware Stores Limited
Winchester Growers Limited
Yorkshire and Humberside Churches
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