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Access to Accounting Records

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	Dooley v UCATT (No.4)
Decision No.	D/26-27/12-13
Decision Date	22 January 2013
Name of Applicant	Mr M Dooley
Name of Trade Union	Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
Summary	The claimant made two complaints alleging that the Union had 1) breached section 30(2)(a) of the 1992 Act by not allowing access to the Unions accounting records within 28 days of the request being made and 2) breached section 30(6) of the 1992 Act by demanding an amount which exceeded the reasonable administrative expenses incurred by the union in respect of the accounts requested. The first complaint was upheld by the Certification Officer and an enforcement order was issued. The Certification Officer dismissed the second complaint.

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	Mr C Maguire & Mr M Carey v GMB
Decision No.	D/84-85/11-12
Decision Date	29 March 2012
Name of Applicant	Mr C Maguire & Mr M Carey
Name of Trade Union	GMB
Summary	The claimants alleged the Union had breached section 30(2)(a) of the 1992 Act by refusing their requests to access the accounting records of their branch of the Union, within 28 days of the requests being made. The complaints were upheld. The Certification Officer did not consider it appropriate to issue an enforcement order on the Union.

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	Kelly v UCATT
Decision No.	D/55/11-12
Decision Date	13 October 2011
Name of Applicant	Mr Kelly
Name of Trade Union	Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
Summary	The Claimant alleged that UCATT had breached section 30 of the 1992 Act by failing to comply with his request for access to certain accounting records of the union within 28 days of his request. The claimant had in particular sought access to accounting records relating to the expenses paid to members of the union’s Executive Council and General Secretary. At the hearing the union and the complainant reached an agreement on providing access to the requested accounting records. The application was dismissed upon withdrawal by the Claimant.

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	O'Hanlon v National Union of Teachers (2)
Decision No.	D/9/10
Decision Date	04 March 2010
Name of Applicant	Mr O'Hanlon
Name of Trade Union	National Union of Teachers
Summary	The Claimant alleged that the Union had failed to comply with his request made under section 30 of the 1992 Act for access to certain alleged accounting records of the Liverpool Division of the NUT. Upon terms of settlement having been agreed by the parties on the day of the hearing, the application was dismissed upon withdrawal by the Claimant.

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	Haynes, Potter, Mullen & McLinden v Solidarity
Decision No.	D/37-44/09
Decision Date	22 July 2009
Name of Applicant	Ms S Haynes, Mr C Potter, Mr C Mullen, Mr W McLinden
Name of Trade Union	Solidarity
Summary	The four Claimants made a total of seven complaints alleging breach of sections 30(2)(a), 47(2) and 49(2)(b) of the 1992 Act and breach of union rules. The complaint by Ms Haynes related to access to accounting records and was dismissed by the Certification Officer upon its withdrawal. The other complaints from Messrs Potter, Mullen and McLinden alleged breaches of statute and union rule relating to the elections to the National Executive, the appointment and removal of officers and posts and the calling of a special general meeting. The Certification Officer dismissed all the complaints.

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	O'Neill v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
Decision No.	D/7/09
Decision Date	21 January 2009
Name of Applicant	Mr T O'Neill
Name of Trade Union	National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
Summary	The Claimant alleged that the Union had failed to comply with his request made under section 30 of the 1992 Act for access to the accounting records of his branch. The Certification Officer dismissed the complaint on its withdrawal by the Claimant.

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	Carabine v Communication Workers Union (No.1)
Decision No.	D/1/09
Decision Date	08 January 2009
Name of Applicant	Mr S Carabine
Name of Trade Union	Communication Workers Union (CWU)
Summary	The Claimant alleged that the Union had breached section 30 of the 1992 Act by failing to comply with his request for access to the accounting records of his branch. The Certification Officer dismissed the complaint on withdrawal by the Claimant.

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	Corrigan v GMB (No. 4)
Decision No.	D/18/07
Decision Date	15 October 2007
Name of Applicant	Ms D Corrigan
Name of Trade Union	GMB
Summary	Alleged breach of section 30(1) of the 1992 Act for failure to comply with a request for access to accounting records of the union. The complaint was struck out under section 256ZA(2) of the 1992 Act on the grounds of excessive delay in proceeding with it.

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	King and King v TGWU
Decision No.	D/59-61/06
Decision Date	20 December 2006
Name of Applicant	Mr G King and Mr M King
Name of Trade Union	Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU)
Summary	Complaints were made that the union had breached section 30 of the 1992 Act by failing to provide the claimants with access to the accounting records of their branch and that the union had acted in breach of its rules in respect of a branch's failure to elect members to two committees (section 108A(2)(a) of the 1992 Act). It was found that the union had failed to comply with the claimant's request for access to the branch accounting records and an enforcement order was made. The complaints of alleged breaches of union rule were dismissed.

Subject	Access to Accounting Records
Case Title	Lee v National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
Decision No.	D/3/06
Decision Date	13 January 2006
Name of Applicant	Mrs F M Lee
Name of Trade Union	National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT)
Summary	Access to accounting records. Claim found to have been well-founded. Order issued that the union is to give the applicant access to certain of its accounting records. The Certification Officer gives further consideration in the decision to the meaning of the expression accounting records within the 1992 Act and to the nature of the union's Benevolent Fund. (Section 30(1) of the 1992 Act).

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