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The Certification Officer (CO) and her team ensure that trade unions and employers’ associations carry out their statutory duties. Certification Officer works with the Department for Business and Trade .
Certify a document as a true copy of the original by getting it signed and dated by a professional person, like a solicitor
How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.
Legally manufacture meters which are of the design originally approved and ensure they are verified to operate within the statutory limits.
Get certified or uncertified copies of your patent, trade mark or design registration documents to prove that you have intellectual property rights.
General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer
Guidance for business and government departments.
Section last updated: January 2019.
Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
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