Section 231B

The scrutineer’s report on the ballot shall state whether the scrutineer is satisfied— and if he is not satisfied as to any of those matters, the report shall give particulars of his reason for not being satisfied as to that matter. that there are no reasonable grounds for believing that there was any contravention of a requirement imposed by or under any enactment in relation to the ballot, that the arrangements made with respect to the following matters, so far as relevant, included all such security arrangements as were reasonably practicable for the purpose of minimising the risk that any unfairness or malpractice might occur— the production, storage, distribution, return or other handling of the voting papers used in the ballot; the production, distribution and storage of voting access methods and the maintenance of the electronic voting system; the counting of the votes, that he has been able to carry out the functions conferred on him under section 226B(1) without any interference from the trade union or any of its members, officials or employees; The scrutineer’s report must also include, so far as relevant— the means of voting by which votes have been cast in the ballot, the number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot, the number of voting papers returned to the scrutineer by post, the number of electronic voting forms submitted, the number of voting papers returned in accordance with section 230E, the number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question, or as the case may be, to each question, the number of individuals answering “No” to the question, or as the case may be, to each question, the number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned and electronic voting forms submitted, the number of submitted electronic voting forms which were discounted by the scrutineer following a request from the person who submitted the electronic voting form, and a description of any changes made to permissions to access and edit the electronic voting system during the ballot. If at any time within six months from the date of the ballot— requests a copy of the scrutineer’s report, the trade union must, as soon as practicable, provide him with one either free of charge or on payment of such reasonable fee as may be specified by the trade union. any person entitled to vote in the ballot, or the employer of any such person,

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04