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Certification Officer

Certification Officer

The Certification Officer is responsible for the registration and regulation of trade unions and employers' associations in the UK, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and maintaining official records.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.

10

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.

0.3

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.

7726

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.

16.6

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.

0%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.

95.2%

Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

13 articles

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Certification Officer: Announcements

Certification Officer: Announcements

Monday, 23 March 2026

General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer...

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Certification Officer: forthcoming hearings

Certification Officer: forthcoming hearings

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Cases due to be heard by the Certification Officer....

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Certification Officer: Announcements

Certification Officer: Announcements

Thursday, 12 February 2026

General Announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer...

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Certification Officer Annual Report 2024 2025

Certification Officer Annual Report 2024 2025

Tuesday, 08 July 2025

Annual Report to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer...

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Certification Officer Annual Report 2023 2024

Certification Officer Annual Report 2023 2024

Tuesday, 05 November 2024

Annual Report to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer...

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Certification Officer Annual Report 2022 2023

Certification Officer Annual Report 2022 2023

Thursday, 06 July 2023

Annual Report to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer...

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Certification Officer Annual Report 2021 2022

Certification Officer Annual Report 2021 2022

Friday, 15 July 2022

Annual Report to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer...

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Certification Officer: amendments to the lists

Certification Officer: amendments to the lists

Wednesday, 06 April 2022

Recent amendments to the official list of trade unions and official list of employers' associations....

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Certification Officer Annual Report 2020 21

Certification Officer Annual Report 2020 21

Thursday, 08 July 2021

Annual Reports to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer ...

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Certification Annual Report 2019 20

Certification Annual Report 2019 20

Friday, 10 July 2020

Annual Reports to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer...

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Certification Annual Report 2018 2019

Certification Annual Report 2018 2019

Thursday, 05 September 2019

Annual Reports to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer...

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Press Release: Certification Officer Annual Report 2017 2018

Press Release: Certification Officer Annual Report 2017 2018

Thursday, 11 October 2018

Annual Reports to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer. ...

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Press Release: Certification Officer Annual Report 2016 2017

Press Release: Certification Officer Annual Report 2016 2017

Tuesday, 18 July 2017

Annual Reports to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certification Officer. ...

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