Certification Officer
- Official list and schedule of trade unions and their annual returns
- Official list and schedule of employers' associations and their annual returns
- Complain to the Certification Officer about a trade union or employers' association
- Certification Officer's decisions
- Apply to have a trade union added to or removed from the public list
- Certification Officer's annual reports
- About the Certification Officer
- News: forthcoming hearings, latest decisions and amendments to the list
- Certification Officer guidance
- Statement to members: guidance notes
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What the Certification Officer does
The Certification Officer is responsible for statutory functions relating to trade unions and employers’ associations.
Certification Officer works with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
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Lower Ground Floor
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX
United Kingdom
Telephone
0330 109 3602
Visitors to the Certification Office should be aware that currently in the event of an emergency evacuation of the building evacuation is via two flights of stairs. Anyone with mobility impairment wishing to visit the office should contact us before doing so in order to make any necessary arrangements
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Certification Officer
Lower Ground Floor
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX
United Kingdom
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