Decisions

The Certification Officer's decisions in the cases brought to him are published as public documents. You can find here the full-text of all decisions made.

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Access to Accounting Records
Breach of Statutory Balloting Procedures
Breach of Union Rules
Certificates of Independence
Financial Irregularity
Mergers
Political Funds
Register of Members
Latest 5 decisions

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LAST 5 DECISIONS:

Subject: Breach of Union Rules
	Case Title:	O'Hanlon v National Union of Teachers
	Decision No.	D/8/10
	Decision Date:	4th March 2010
	Name of applicant:	Mr O'Hanlon
	Name of Trade Union:	National Union of Teachers (NUT)
	Summary:	The Claimant alleged a breach of Union rule in relation to the election of officers of the Liverpool Division of the NUT in 2009. 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:	O'Hanlon v National Union of Teachers (No.2)
	Decision No.	D/9/10
	Decision Date:	4th March 2010
	Name of applicant:	Mr O'Hanlon
	Name of Trade Union:	National Union of Teachers (NUT)
	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: Breach of Union Rules
	Case Title:	Bedale v UNISON
	Decision No.	D/7/10
	Decision Date:	25th February 2010
	Name of applicant:	Ms C Bedale
	Name of Trade Union:	UNISON
	Summary:	The Claimant alleged a breach of Union rule in relation to election of members to the Union's National Executive in 2009. The Certification Officer found a breach of Union rule. He did not consider it appropriate to make an enforcement order.
Subject: Political Funds
	Case Title:	Mr Y Bakhsh v UNISON (3)
	Decision No.	D/1-6/10
	Decision Date:	29th January 2010
	Name of applicant:	Mr Y Bakhsh
	Name of Trade Union:	UNISON
	Summary:	The Complainant alleged breaches of section 71(1)(b) of the 1992 Act and Union Rules J1.1a and J8.1 in relation to the application of the union's political fund. The complaints of breaches of section 71(1)(b)and Union Rule J1.1a were dismissed on withdrawal by the applicant. The Certification Officer upheld five breaches of rule J8.1, which were conceded by the union, and dismissed two further alleged breaches of rule J8.1. No order to remedy these breaches was made as the Union had already undertaken remedial action.
Subject: Breach of Statutory Balloting Procedures
	Case Title:	Savage v Union of Shop,Distributive and Allied Workers
	Decision No.	D/51/09
	Decision Date:	13th November 2009
	Name of applicant:	Mr T Savage
	Name of Trade Union:	Union of Shop,Distributive and Allied Workers
	Summary:	The Claimant alleged that the Union had breached its rules by the election of its Executive Council of two members from the same branch, one as President and the other as a Divisional Representative.  The Certification Officer refused to make the declaration sought by the claimant.

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