Paragraph 10 Retention of audit logs and dataF1
The scrutineer must retain the audit logs and data in the databases which the scrutineer is required to maintain under paragraph 8(3)—
(a)
until the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which the result of the ballot is announced by the trade union, and
(b)
if, within that period, any complaint or claim is made in relation to the ballot, until—
(i)
the Certification Officer or court authorises the scrutineer to dispose of the audit logs and data in those databases, or
(ii)
the matter is otherwise concluded.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. A1A inserted (25.8.2026) by The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 (with art. 10)