Consultation outcome

Trade unions: assured registers of members

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 26 September 2014
• Last updated: 18 March 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Government response to the consultation on trade union assured register of members

Ref: BIS/15/141

PDF, 206 KB, 17 pages

Trade union assured register of members: final impact assessment

Ref: BIS/15/143

PDF, 528 KB, 23 pages

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Equality duty: trade union membership records

Ref: BIS/15/144

PDF, 328 KB, 12 pages

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Detail of outcome

In response to the consultation we are implementing new requirements, which come into effect on 6 April 2015. View guidance on the new requirements.

Detail of feedback received

We received 27 responses. About two thirds of these were received from trade unions. The remaining responses were from the legal community, a listed staff association, local government, a business representative and an individual.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on the requirement for trade unions to give annual assurance that membership registers are up to date.

This consultation ran from
11:30am on 26 September 2014 to 5:30pm on 4 December 2014

Consultation description

This consultation invites views on new requirements for trade unions to supply annual assurance that their membership records are accurate and up to date.

The consultation:

• details the requirements for unions to provide a membership audit certificate (MAC) and the timetable for its production
• sets out the requirement for unions with more than 10,000 members to appoint an independent assurer
• consults on the content of a regulatory order for assurers
• seeks comments on guidance for unions, employers and assurers

Documents

Trade union assured register of members: consultation

Ref: BIS/14/853

812 KB

Trade union assured register of members: impact assessment

Ref: BIS/14/1093

PDF, 443 KB, 23 pages

Trade union assured register of members: equality impact assessment

Ref: BIS/14/1094

PDF, 321 KB, 12 pages

Published 26 September 2014
Last updated 18 March 2015 + show all updates

1. 18 March 2015

   Final impact assessment and equality assessment added.

2. 12 March 2015

   Government response published.

3. 26 September 2014

   First published.