Section 63F(7)

The permissible grounds for refusal are— that the proposed study or training to which the application, or the part in question, relates would not improve— the employee's effectiveness in the employer's business, or the performance of the employer's business; the burden of additional costs; detrimental effect on ability to meet customer demand; inability to re-organise work among existing staff; inability to recruit additional staff; detrimental impact on quality; detrimental impact on performance; insufficiency of work during the periods the employee proposes to work; planned structural changes; any other grounds specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04