Certification Officer: amendments to the lists
Recent amendments to the official list of trade unions and official list of employers' associations.
31 March 2022
The Certification Officer has carried out a review of the Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations on her lists to determine whether they still met the statutory definitions. This review resulted in some organisations being removed. The updated lists can be found on her website
22 September 2021
Equal Justice The Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 22 September 2021.
19 August 2021
National Union of Professional Foster Carers (NUPFC) has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 19 August 2021.
12 August 2021
UK Private Hire Drivers Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 12 August 2021.
10 August 2021
CWOATA Trade Union has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer, because it dissolved.
Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers, Wigmakers and Perfumers was removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer because it ceased to meet the definition of an employers’ association under the TULRC 1992 Act.
9 July 2021
Change of Name: The College of Podiatry
The Certification Officer has approved an application from The College of Podiatry to change its name to The Royal College of Podiatry with effect from 9 July 2021..
28 June 2021
Association of Trade Union Political and Public Sector Staff has been removed from the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 28 June 2021 because it has ceased to exist from 31 December 2018
UK Cinema Association Ltd was removed from the List of Employers’ Associations with effect from 28 June 2021 because it ceased to meet the definition of an employers’ association under the TULRC 1992 Act.
7 June 2021
Association of Local Council Clerks has been removed from the schedule of trade unions and has been entered on the Official list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 7 June 2021.
15 March 2021
PPU has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 2 February 2021.
9 March 2021
Autonomous Workers’ Union (AW Union) has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 9 March 2021.
5 March 2021
Trade Union for Ethnic Minority Social Workers (TUEMSW) has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 5 March 2021.
06 November 2020
British Lace Federation was removed from the List of Employers’ Associations with effect from 05 November 2020 as it ceased to be an Employers’ Association
13 July 2020
App Drivers and Couriers Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 13 July 2020.
29 June 2020
Criminal Justice Workers Union (CJWU) has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 29 June 2020.
27 March 2020
Change of Name: National Hairdressers’ Federation Limited to National Hair and Beauty Federation Limited
The Certification Officer has approved an application from National Hairdressers’ Federation Limited to change its name to National Hair and Beauty Federation Limited with effect from 27 March 2020.
18 March 2020
Union Workers’ Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 18 March 2020.
20 February 2020
The City Screen Staff Forum has been removed from the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 20 February 2020 because it has ceased to exist.
22 January 2020
Leicestershire Overmen Deputies and Shotfirers Association has been removed from the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 08 January 2020 because it has ceased to exist.
11 November 2019
CU Staff Consultative Group has been removed from the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 11 November 2019 because it has ceased to exist.
25 October 2019
Scottish Building Federation has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer because it ceased to meet the definition of an employers’ association under the TULRC 1992 Act.
22 October 2019
WALGAS TU has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 21 October 2019.
22 October 2019
Radio, Electrical and Television Retailers’ Association (RETRA) Limited has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer because it ceased to meet the definition of an employers’ association under the TULRC 1992 Act.
10 October 2019
Mastic Asphalt Council has been removed from the list of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer because it ceased to meet the definition of an employers’ association under the TULRC 1992 Act.
20 September 2019
British Allied Trade Federation has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer with effect from 20 September 2019 because it ceased to meet the definition of an employers’ association under the TULRC 1992 Act.
31 August 2019
R&C Trade Unionhas been removed from the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 31 August 2019 because it has ceased to exist.
07 June 2019
CWOATA Trade Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 07 June 2019.
01 April 2019
Perth and District Master Plumbers Association has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 31 December 2018.
15 January 2019
Lanarkshire Master Plumbers’ Association has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 31 December 2017.
31 October 2018
Psychotherapy and Counselling Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 31 October 2018.
2 October 2018
Poole Greyhound Trainers Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 2 October 2018.
14 August 2018
Change of Name: The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists to The College of Podiatry
The Certification Officer has approved an application from The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists to change its name to The College of Podiatry with effect from 13 August 2018.
9 August 2018
ASPSU has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it ceased to be a trade union on 31 July 2017.
5 July 2018
National Union of Mineworkers (North East Area) and National Union of Mineworkers (Scotland Area) have been removed from the schedule of trade unions on the grounds that neither of them meet the statutory definition of a trade union.
2 July 2018
Britannia Staff Union has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it ceased to exist on 1 July 2018.
7 June 2018
Scottish Colliery Enginemen Boilermen and Tradesmens Association has been removed from the schedule of trade unions as it ceased to be a trade union on 1 March 2018.
9 May 2018
Change of Name: Retained Firefighters Union to Fire and Rescue Services Association.
The Certification Officer has approved an application from Retained Firefighters Union to change its name to Fire and Rescue Services Association with effect from 9 May 2018.
7 February 2018
Change of Name: Leeds Building Society Staff Association to Leeds Building Society Colleague Association.
The Certification Officer has approved an application from Leeds Building Society Staff Association to change its name to Leeds Building Society Colleague Association with effect from 7 February 2018.
5 February 2018
Association of Somerset Inseminators has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it ceased to exist on 1 September 2017.
9 January 2018
National Union of Mineworkers (Northumberland Area) has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it ceased to exist on 30 November 2017.
3 November 2017
Confederation of British Surgery has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 3 November 2017.
21 September 2017
CU Staff Consultative Group has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 21 September 2017.
4 September 2017
Welsh Local Government Association was added to the list on 12 June 2017.
1 September 2017
As a result of an amalgamation between the two unions, Association of Teachers and Lecturers and National Union of Teachers have been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer. The new, amalgamated, union, National Education Union, has been added to the list.
21 August 2017
Change of Name: Graphic Enterprise Scotland to Print Scotland
The Certification Officer has approved an application from “Graphic Enterprise Scotland” to change its name to “Print Scotland” with effect from 21 August 2017.
21 August 2017
Ellington Branch of the North East Area of the National Union of Mineworkers has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it ceased to exist on 21 August 2017
2 August 2017
Change of Name: National Association of Stable Staff to National Association of Racing Staff
An application to change the name of National Association of Stable Staff to National Association of Racing Staff was approved on 2 August 2017.
22 May 2017
National Union of Mineworkers (Scottish Area) has been removed from the schedule of trade unions as it ceased to be a trade union on 22 May 2017
24 April 2017
Fencing Contractors Association has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 31 December 2016
20 March 2017
Lancaster Morecambe and South Lakeland Master Plumbers Association was removed from the List of Employers’ Associations with effect from 17 March 2017 as it ceased to be an Employers’ Association
15 September 2016
Pursuant to section 4 of the Trade Union and Labour (Relations) Consolidation Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”), the Certification Officer removed the National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers from the list of trade unions on the grounds that it is no longer a trade union within the meaning of the 1992 Act (Listings Decision: National Association of Colliery Officials Deputies and Shotfirers (CO/L/2/16-17)).
24 August 2016
Society of Local Council Clerks has been removed from the schedule of trade unions as it ceased to be a trade union on 17 August 2016.
18 August 2016
The Certification Officer has approved an application from “Cinema Exhibitors Association Ltd” to change its name to “UK Cinema Association Ltd” with effect from 18 August 2016.
18 August 2016
Shield Guarding Staff Association has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 21 May 2016.
17 August 2016
Association of Local Council Clerks has been entered on the schedule of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 16 August 2016.
24 June 2016
National Union of Mineworkers (Leicester Area) removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer following a decision by the Certification Officer that it was no longer a trade union within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Listings Decision: National Union of Mineworkers (Leicester Area) (CO/L/16-17)).
11 May 2016
Whatman International Staff Association has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 9 October 2015.
30 March 2016
Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union (CAIWU) has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 16 March 2016.
16 March 2016
The Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 31 December 2015.
18 November 2015
The Union of Country Sports Workers has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 30 June 2015.
1 October 2015
The Bus Workers Alliance has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 29 May 2015.
3 September 2015
The Certification Officer refused the application by Equal Justice to be entered in the list of trade unions (Listings decision: Equal Justice).
11 August 2015
The Federation of Professional Railway Staff has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 30 June 2015.
11 August 2015
The Pop-Up Union has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer. The Certification Office last had contact with the Pop-Up Union in May 2013, when it was entered on the list of trade unions. Since then all attempts at contacting the organisation have been unsuccessful. It appears that the Pop-Up Union had ceased to exist by the end of 2013. In the circumstances it never came under a duty to supply this office with an annual return.
30 July 2015
British Ceramic Confederation has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer with effect from 30 July 2015 because it is no longer an employers’ association.
25 June 2015
The Certification Officer has approved an application from “Local Government Yorkshire and Humber” to change its name to “Yorkshire and Humber (Local Authorities) Employers’ Association” with effect from 25 June 2015.
22 May 2015
National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers (South Wales Area) has been removed from the schedule of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 22 May 2015.
6 May 2015
The Certification Officer has approved an application from “Whatman Staff Association” to change its name to “Whatman International Staff Association” with effect from 6 May 2015.
16 April 2015
European SOS Trade Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 13 April 2015.
26 February 2015
Newspaper Society has been removed from the list of employers’ associations maintained by the Certification Officer because it ceased to exist on 16 June 2014.
9 February 2015
Equality For Workers Union (EFWU) has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 09 February 2015.
20 January 2015
R&C Trade Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 20 January 2015.
19 November 2014
Driver and General Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 18 November 2014.
3 November 2014
Artists’ Union England has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 3 November 2014.
29 October 2014
Driver and General Union has been entered on the schedule of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 29 October 2014.
22 October 2014
Aberdeen Fish Curers & Merchants Association Ltd has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 19 September 2014.
13 August 2014
Artists’ Union England has been entered in the schedule of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 1 August 2014.
29 July 2014
PTSC has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 29 July 2014.
22 July 2014
London Fish Merchant Association (Billingsgate) Limited has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer with effect from 22 July 2014 because it is no longer an employers’ association.
4 July 2014
Covent Garden Tenants Association Ltd has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer with effect from 2 July 2014 because it is no longer an employers’ association
Updates to this page
Published 19 November 2014Last updated 6 April 2022 + show all updates
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Amendments to the lists of Trade Unions and Employers' Association held by the Certification Officer
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Equal Justice The Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer
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National Union of Professional Foster Carers (NUPFC) has been entered on the list of trade unions
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UK Private Hire Drivers Union has been entered on the list of trade unions
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PPU has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer
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Autonomous Workers’ Union (AW Union) has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer.
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New listing: Trade Union for Ethnic Minority Social Workers (TUEMSW)
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British Lace Federation was removed from the List of Employers’ Associations
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App Drivers and Couriers Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 13 July 2020.
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Criminal Justice Workers Union (CJWU) has been entered on the list of trade unions
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Union Workers' Union added to list
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Leicestershire Overmen Deputies and Shotfirers Association has been removed from the list of Trade Unions.
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CU Staff Consultative Group has been removed from the list of trade unions
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Scottish Building Federation has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer
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WALGAS TU has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 21 October 2019
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No longer meet the definition of an EA
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The CWOATA Trade Union was added to the list on 07 June 2019
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Perth and District Master Plumbers Association has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations
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Psychotherapy and Counselling union was added to the list on 31 October 2018.
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Poole Greyhound Trainers Union was added to the list on 2 October 2018.
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Change of Name: The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists to The College of Podiatry
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ASPSU has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it ceased to be a trade union on 31 July 2017.
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National Union of Mineworkers (North East Area) and National Union of Mineworkers (Scotland Area) have been removed from the schedule of trade unions on the grounds that neither of them meet the statutory definition of a trade union.
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As a consequence of a transfer of engagement, Britannia Staff Union has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer on 1 July 2018.
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Scottish Colliery Enginemen Boilermen and Tradesmen's Association has been removed from the schedule of trade unions as it ceased to be a trade union on 1 March 2018.
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Change of Name: Retained Firefighters Union to Fire and Rescue Services Association.
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An application to change the name of Leeds Building Society Staff Association to Leeds Building Society Colleague Association was approved on 7 February 2018.
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Association of Somerset Inseminators has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer on 1 September 2017.
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removal from list
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Confederation of British Surgery has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Office
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CU Staff Consultative Group has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer
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Welsh Local Government Association has been added to the list of Employers' Associations
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As a result of an amalgamation between the two unions, Association of Teachers and Lecturers and National Union of Teachers have been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer. The new, amalgamated, union, National Education Union, has been added to the list.
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Change of Name: Graphic Enterprise Scotland to Print Scotland
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Ellington Branch of the North East Area of the National Union of Mineworkers has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification
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National Union of Mineworkers (Scottish Area) has been removed from the schedule of trade unions as it ceased to be a trade union on 22 May 2017
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Fencing Contractors Association has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 31 December 2016
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Lancaster Morecambe and South Lakeland Master Plumbers Association was removed from the List of Employers' Associations with effect from 17 March 2017.
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National Association of Colliery Officials Deputies and Shotfirers removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer on 9 September 2016.
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Society of Local Council Clerks has been removed from the schedule of trade unions as it ceased to be a trade union on 17 August 2016.
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Shield Guarding Staff Association has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 21 May 2016.
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Association of Local Council Clerks has been entered on the schedule of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 16 August 2016.
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National Union of Mineworkers (Leicester Area) removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer.
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Whatman International Staff Association has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 9 October 2015.
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Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union (CAIWU) has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 16 March 2016.
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The Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel has been removed from the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer because it dissolved on 31 December 2015.
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On 3 September 2015, the Certification Officer refused an application by Equal Justice to be entered in the list of trade unions.
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Amendments to the list of trade unions maintained by the Certification Officer.
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British Ceramic Confederation has been removed from the schedule of employers’ associations held by the Certification Officer with effect from 30 July 2015 because it is no longer an employers’ association.
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European SOS Trade Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 13 April 2015.
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Equality For Workers Union (EFWU) has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 09 February 2015.
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R&C Trade Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 20 January 2015.
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Amendments to lists and schedules Driver and General Union has been entered on the list of trade unions held by the Certification Officer with effect from 18 November 2014.
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