Whereas—

(1) Under section 212A(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992(1) (“the 1992 Act”) the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (“ACAS”) may prepare a scheme providing for arbitration in the case of disputes involving proceedings, or claims which could be the subject of proceedings, before an employment tribunal arising out of a contravention or alleged contravention of Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996(2) (unfair dismissal);

(2) in pursuance of section 212A(1) of the 1992 Act, ACAS has prepared an arbitration scheme for unfair dismissal cases;

(3) in pursuance of section 212A(2) of the 1992 Act, ACAS has submitted a draft of the scheme to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State approves the scheme;