The Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures is a statutory code that sets out the standards employers are expected to follow when dealing with disciplinary and grievance issues. Although it is not legally binding, employment tribunals must take the Code into account where it is relevant to a case.
An unreasonable failure to comply with the Code may result in a tribunal increasing or reducing compensation by up to 25% in certain claims, including unfair dismissal and discrimination. The draft revisions are therefore significant, as they would expand the matters that fall within the statutory Code and which tribunals may take into account when deciding whether to adjust compensation.
Acas published the draft revised Code of Practice on 30 July 2026 and is consulting on the proposals until 23 September 2026. This is the first full rewrite of the Code since 2009 and would make significant changes to the way employers are expected to deal with disciplinary and grievance issues.
The key proposals include:
A much greater emphasis on informal resolution, bringing expectations around early and informal discussions into the statutory Code itself for the first time.
A new focus on "concerns" rather than disciplinary and grievance issues, with updated language intended to encourage earlier, less adversarial resolution.
New requirements for disciplinary invitation letters and formal...
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