News and communications

General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer

• Updated: 12 April 2024

Consultant unions have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the government's offer, with BMA and HCSA voting yes by around 83%.

• Updated: 5 April 2024

Cases due to be heard by the Certification Officer.

• Updated: 5 March 2024

New laws to reduce the impact of industrial action on rail, border security and ambulance services while balancing the ability of workers to strike.

• Updated: 8 December 2023

The Government has today taken further steps to ensure essential public services remain open during industrial action.

• Updated: 16 November 2023

Regulations laid to address strike action in passenger rail.

• Updated: 8 November 2023

The government is considering introducing regulations that would require some doctors and nurses to work during strikes, to protect patient safety.

• Updated: 19 September 2023

A new consultation, launched today, will advise unions on reasonable steps they should take to ensure minimum service levels are achieved during strike action.

• Updated: 25 August 2023

Annual Report to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer

• Updated: 6 July 2023

New laws will allow government to set minimum levels of service which must be met during strikes to ensure the safety of the public and their access to public services.

• Updated: 10 January 2023

Announces the introduction of the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.

• Updated: 20 October 2022

Annual Report to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer

• Updated: 15 July 2022

New law to allow businesses to supply skilled agency workers to plug staffing gaps during industrial action.

• Updated: 23 June 2022

Recent amendments to the official list of trade unions and official list of employers' associations.

• Updated: 6 April 2022

Annual Reports to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer

• Updated: 8 July 2021

Regulator for trade unions and employers’ associations will be modernised to uphold high standards across the sector

• Updated: 8 June 2021

Annual Reports to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer

• Updated: 10 July 2020

Annual Reports to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer.

• Updated: 11 October 2018

Today the Cabinet Office published all public sector facility time data submitted by organisations using the facility time reporting service.

• Updated: 20 August 2018