Relevant transfers

Since 2006, there have been two types of “relevant transfer”. These are:

• a transfer of an economic entity which retains its identity; and

• a service provision change — when an employer’s activities are either contracted out, given to a different contractor or brought back in-house.

Legislation: Regulation 3, TUPE

There is considerable overlap between the two categories. Approximately 65% of service provision changes post-2006 would also have qualified as standard transfers under the pre-2006 regulations (BIS Impact Assessment, January 2013).