to whom it may concern - BASSA Accounts
Further to the above:
BASSAswitch should avail themselves immediately of the power of the Certification Officer as described in clauses 37A and 37B of the Act.
37A
(1)The Certification Officer may at any time, if he thinks there is good reason to do so, give directions to a trade union, or a branch or section of a trade union, requiring it to produce such relevant documents as may be specified in the directions; and the documents shall be produced at such time and place as may be so specified.
In subsections (1) and (2) “relevant documents”, in relation to a trade union or a branch or section of a trade union, means accounting documents, and documents of any other description, which may be relevant in considering the financial affairs of the trade union.
37B
(1)The Certification Officer may appoint one or more members of his staff or other persons as an inspector or inspectors to investigate the financial affairs of a trade union and to report on them in such manner as he may direct.
(2)The Certification Officer may only make such an appointment if it appears to him that there are circumstances suggesting—
(c)that the trade union has failed to comply with any duty imposed on it by this Act in relation to its financial affairs
If Unite/Bassa has failed to keep accounting records available in accordance with the Act as described earlier by myself and others then it has given good reason for invoking 37A or circumstances suggesting failure to comply as per 37B. If it hasn't, no harm is done.
Slam dunk.
Last edited by mrpony; 3rd Mar 2011 at 12:20.