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Guidance

Trade union political funds

Guidance on how a trade union political fund must be operated.

From:
Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
9 April 2010
Last updated
18 May 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Trade union political funds: a guide for trade unions, their members and others

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Details

Guidance on how a trade union political fund must be established, maintained and used. Trade unions must comply with certain statutory requirements in setting up and running such funds and union members have certain rights in relation to these requirements.

Updates to this page

Published 9 April 2010
Last updated 18 May 2026 + show all updates

  1. This page has been updated to reflect amendments to the legislation made by the Employment Rights Act 2025.

  2. The legislation on political fund contributions has been amended. These changes apply to new members joining a union or new funds set up after 1 March 2018.

  3. First published.

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Update history

2026-05-18 16:21
This page has been updated to reflect amendments to the legislation made by the Employment Rights Act 2025.