Guidance

Current Statutory Fees

Fees are set by the Secretary of State and were amended in Parliament by The Certification Officer (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/713) under the provisions of sections 108 and 293 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

This guidance was withdrawn on

Statutory fees have been revoked. Fees for Listing and applying for a Certificate of Independence can be found in the relevant CO guidance.

Function Fee
Application for listing a trade union or employers’ association £150
Application for approval of a proposed instrument of amalgamation or transfer of engagement £1,850
Entry of an amalgamated organisation where the name of each organisation is already on the list £41
Issue of a certificate of independence to an amalgamated trade union where each union held a certificate £41
Application by a trade union for a certification of independence £4,066
Application for approval of a change of name £96
Inspection of documents in respect of amalgamations or transfers of engagements £19

In addition to the statutory fees above, we will charge you £2 per document for the inspection of Annual Returns or rules of a trade union or employers’ association; and 35p per page for any photocopying.

Published 15 December 2014