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Prime Minister: FDA

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 15 October 2024UIN 6061

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with the First Division Association (FDA) on recognising it as the trade union for special advisers; and what the process is for formal recognition.

Answered by Georgia Gould

In line with the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA), trade unions may make a request for voluntary recognition in writing.

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