Member

On Amendment 218A, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, new Section 84 provides details of the opt-out notices that members can provide to their union if they do not want to make contributions to their political fund. This amendment would alter the relevant day on which the opt-out notice takes effect after being issued by the union member. Where a member is part of a trade union that already has a political fund in place, the Bill provides for opt-out notices to take effect on the subsequent 1 January after it is issued by the member. The amendment is intended to require those opt-out notices to take effect immediately.