{"value":{"id":1908953,"askingMemberId":318,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-21T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-05T00:00:00","uin":"HL396","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases were considered by the Certification Officer in the last year and in how many cases they upheld the complaint of the applicant.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5414,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Details of the cases considered by the Certification Officer, including those upheld, are published in the Certification Officer’s Annual Report.</p><p>In the 2024–25 reporting year, the Certification Officer issued formal decisions on 13 complaints, of which 1 was upheld.</p><p>For the 2025–26 reporting year, the Annual Report has not yet been published. However, the Certification Officer issued 15 formal decisions covering 46 complaints. Of these, 7 were upheld, 33 were not upheld, 4 were struck out, and 2 were dismissed following withdrawal.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Certification Officer: Complaints","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908953","method":"GET"}]}