HC Deb 09 July 1985 vol 82 c418W
58. Mr. Amess

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will introduce legislation to prevent employers giving factual references to employees which have the effect of preventing those employees from obtaining further employment.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

No. I do not think that it would be either practicable or desirable to seek to prevent employers from giving and receiving the information which they require to make a decision on whether to employ a particular individual.