Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Contracts worth more than €1 million awarded by public bodies would have to include measures to employ people unemployed for over a year and take on apprentices, while protecting existing jobs. Contractors would also have to follow equality and anti-discrimination rules, provide skills training, support environmental sustainability and submit quarterly progress reports. Bids lacking a credible plan could be rejected, and contractors breaching the requirements could face agreed penalties, with a right of appeal.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the inclusion of social clauses in all public procurement contracts, to provide opportunities for unemployed persons and apprentices, to ensure equality in the workplace in the carrying out of public contracts and to provide for sustainable development

Last updated 12 April 2018