The Government have published the Flexible Working Regulations 2014, which come into force on 30 June. The 2014 Regulations form part of the amendments to existing legislation extending the statutory right to request flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks continuous service under Part 9 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014), in particular, removing the requirement that the right is only available to parents of children under 17 (18 if the child is disabled) or to carers of adults. Part 9 CFA 2014, which also comes into force on 30 June 2014, will amend the sections of Employment Rights Act 1996 dealing with the right to request flexible working. The 2014 Regulations, which apply to relevant aspects of requests on or after 30 June 2014, revoke the Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002, which will continue to apply to requests made before 30 June 2014. 

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