The Central Arbitration Committee is a permanent independent body having statutory powers. The main function of Central Arbitration Committee is to adjudicate upon applications concerning the statutory recognition and derecognition of trade unions for collective bargaining purposes, where such recognition or derecognition cannot be agreed upon voluntarily. It is the statutory obligation of the Central Arbitration Committee to determine disputes between trade unions and employers over the disclosure of information for collective bargaining purposes and to resolve applications and complaints under the Information and Consultation Regulations 2004, the European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004 and the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999. The service of voluntary arbitration in industrial disputes is also provided by the Central Arbitration Committee. The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry appoints all members of the Central Arbitration Committee after consulting Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS). Disputes are determined by panels of three Committee members appointed by the Chairman of the Committee which consists of either the Chairman himself or a Deputy Chairman, one member who is experienced as a representative of employers and one member who is experienced as a representative of workers. www.cac.gov.uk/
