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Election Finance Regulation
29 January 2024
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement addresses the uprating of election spending limits for reserved and excepted party and candidate activities to reflect inflation since their original setting between 2000 and 2020.
Action Requested
Today's legislation completes the uprating process by adjusting the spending limits for Greater London Authority elections and local authority mayoral elections, aligning them with new Combined Authority and Combined County Authority mayoral election limits. Additionally, the Government has explicitly exempted reasonable security expenses from contributing to these spending limits.
Key Facts
- The legislation was laid before Parliament in July 2023.
- Spending limits were uprated for Greater London Authority elections and local authority mayoral elections.
- The original election spending limits have not been adjusted for inflation since 2000.
- Security expenses are exempted from contributing to regulated spending under electoral law.
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