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Trade Unions: Accountancy

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 89486

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any trade unions have not provided full accounts to the Certification Officer in the last three years.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Certification Officer provides high-level information about compliance with the requirement to submit an annual return in his Annual Report to the Secretary of State each year. This report is laid before both Houses of Parliament by the Secretary of State and published on the Certification Officer's website. The Certification Officer’s report for 2024/25 was published on 7 July 2025 and is available online.

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