House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Election Finance Regulation
29 January 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Proposed by Simon Hoare Con North Dorset
Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.
At a glance
Key points
- The election spending limits for reserved and excepted party and candidate activities are being adjusted to reflect inflation since their original setting between 2000 and 2020.
- The spending limits for Greater London Authority elections and local authority mayoral elections are being aligned with new Combined Authority and Combined County Authority mayoral election limits.
- Reasonable security expenses are explicitly exempted from contributing to these spending limits.
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.