Certification Officer

  1. Official list and schedule of trade unions and their annual returns
  2. Official list and schedule of employers' associations and their annual returns
  3. Complain to the Certification Officer about a trade union or employers' association
  4. Certification Officer's decisions
  5. Apply to have a trade union added to or removed from the public list
  6. Certification Officer's annual reports
  7. About the Certification Officer
  8. News: forthcoming hearings, latest decisions and amendments to the list
  9. Certification Officer guidance
  10. Statement to members: guidance notes

Latest from the Certification Officer

  1. Breach of union rules decision: McFadden v Unite the Union
    • Decision
  2. Certification Officer: general announcements and latest decisions
    • News story
  3. Certification Officer: amendments to the lists
    • News story

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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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Guidance and regulation

  1. Form AR21: Annual return for trade unions
    • Guidance
  2. Form AR27: Annual return for an employers' association
    • Guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Breach of union rules decision: McFadden v Unite the Union
    • Decision
  2. Certification Officer: general announcements and latest decisions
    • News story
See all news and communications

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Official list and schedule of employers' associations and their annual returns
    • Corporate report
  2. Official list and schedule of trade unions and their annual returns
    • Corporate report
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our management

Mrs Sarah Bedwell
Mrs Sarah Bedwell
The Certification Officer

Contact Certification Officer

General enquiries

Certification Office
Lower Ground Floor
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX
United Kingdom

Email

info@certoffice.org

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

Email

info@certoffice.org

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