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Employers' Associations: Political Levy

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 16 January 2025UIN 23639

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Section 132 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, whether any employers' associations maintain a political fund.

Answered by Justin Madders

Unincorporated employers’ associations are able to maintain a political fund in accordance with the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. None currently maintain a political fund.

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