Employment Rights Act 2025

82 Removal of investigatory powers

(1) The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (6).

(2) In section 25 (duties with respect to register of members’ names and addresses: remedies), omit subsection (6A).

(3) In section 45D (appeals from Certification Officer on question arising in proceedings etc under Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1), omit “or paragraph 5 of Schedule A3”.

(4) In section 256 (procedure before the Certification Officer), in subsection (1)(c), omit “or under paragraph 5 of Schedule A3”.

(5) Omit section 256C (investigatory powers).

(6) Omit Schedule A3 (Certification Officer: investigatory powers).

(7) In consequence of the amendments made by subsections (2) to (6)—

(a) in section 43 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014, omit subsection (4);

(b) in the Trade Union Act 2016—

(i) in section 17, omit subsections (1) and (2);

(ii) omit Schedule 1;

(iii) in Schedule 4, omit paragraphs 2 and 3(b).