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PCS: Collective Bargaining

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled Answered 10 March 2026UIN 118390

The question

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with reference to page 68 of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority's Annual Report and Accounts 2023/24, whether IPSA recognises the PCS trade union for collective bargaining purposes.

Answered by Charlotte Nichols

IPSA does not recognise the PCS union for the purposes of collective bargaining. IPSA has established a long standing, trusted and collaborative arrangement with its PCS representatives over the years with whom it engages on significant matters that relate specifically to the small number of IPSA employees who are members of a trade union, as appropriate.

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