[QUOTE=Mr 100-ton;47057]http://www.desktoplawyer.co.uk/dtl/index.cfm?event=base:article&node=A76056B76177D76212
Time off for public duties won’t be available if you are any of the following:
An agency worker that isn’t classified as an employee
A member of the police service or armed forces
Employed on a gas or oil rig at sea
A merchant seaman
Employed on a fishing vessel
A civil servant whose public duties are connected to political activities restricted under the terms of your employment[/QUOTE]
Don’t think I would use a web site on british law.