Certification Officer
(CO) An official who plays an important role in the verification of industrial and trade union-related matters. The office was first created under the Employment Protection Act 1975 with the principal function of certifying trade unions as independent, in order that they could benefit from various legislative rights. It is now governed by the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, and its powers were extended by the Employment Act 1999. The CO remains responsible for certifying the independence of trade unions but also assumes other important functions that are investigative, administrative, and judicial in nature. These include the maintenance of a list of trade unions and employers’ associations, the supervision of trade union accounts and mergers between unions, and the determination of complaints concerning trade union elections and political funds. The CO can also hear certain complaints from union members against the union, including those relating to disciplinary action against a member where the member is complaining about a breach of the union’s rules. The CO is appointed by the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform but operates independently of government. The Annual Reports of the Certification Officer provide details of the officer’s business and statistics on trade union membership.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/certification-officer-annual-reports
•Certification Officer Annual Reports from the Gov.uk website
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