Certification Officer
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The Certification Officer is the UK’s independent statutory regulator responsible for overseeing trade unions and employers’ associations, including aspects of their governance and financial reporting.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public authority
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statutory regulator ⓘ |
| accountableTo | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canApplySanction |
enforcement order against a trade union
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enforcement order against an employers’ association ⓘ financial penalty on a trade union ⓘ financial penalty on an employers’ association ⓘ |
| canReceiveComplaintFrom |
employers’ association members
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other specified complainants under statute ⓘ union members ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPower |
appoint inspectors
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impose financial penalties ⓘ investigate complaints about employers’ associations ⓘ investigate complaints about trade unions ⓘ make enforcement orders ⓘ require information from employers’ associations ⓘ require information from trade unions ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/certification-officer ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independence | independent of government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Employment Relations Act 1999
NERFINISHED
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Trade Union Act 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
political fund ballots
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statutory registers of employers’ associations ⓘ statutory registers of trade unions ⓘ trade union elections ⓘ |
| partOf | UK system of labour market regulation ⓘ |
| publishes |
annual reports
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decisions on complaints ⓘ |
| regulates |
employers’ associations
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trade unions ⓘ |
| regulatoryScope |
financial reporting of employers’ associations
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financial reporting of trade unions ⓘ governance of employers’ associations ⓘ governance of trade unions ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
ensuring compliance with statutory reporting requirements
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ensuring compliance with union membership records requirements ⓘ maintaining a list of employers’ associations ⓘ maintaining a list of trade unions ⓘ |
| sector |
employment law
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labour relations ⓘ |
| supervisesComplianceWith |
statutory requirements on union elections
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statutory requirements on union financial reporting ⓘ statutory requirements on union political funds ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014
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