Employment Rights Act 1996: Primary legislation defining employment status and rights, crucial for distinguishing between self-employed and employed status in the certificate

IR35 Legislation: Off-payroll working rules that determine tax status of contractors, relevant for confirming genuine self-employed status

UK General Data Protection Regulation: Legislation governing the handling and processing of personal data in the UK, relevant as the certificate will contain personal information

Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, complementing UK GDPR in protecting personal information in documentation

Companies Act 2006: Primary legislation governing company operations in the UK, relevant if the self-employed individual operated through a limited company

Partnership Act 1890: Legislation governing partnership arrangements, applicable if the self-employed work involved partnership structures

Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005: Tax legislation relevant to self-employed income and trading status verification

National Insurance Contributions Act 2015: Legislation governing national insurance obligations for self-employed individuals

Fraud Act 2006: Criminal law statute relevant to ensuring truthful representations in the certificate and preventing fraudulent claims

Common Law Misrepresentation: Legal principles governing accuracy of statements and representations in formal documents