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United Kingdom
2017
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to vesting the EC with investigative and sanctioning powers for offences relating to candidates’ spending and donations. The overall EC’s role and effectiveness for oversight of party finance regulation could be strengthened with increased sanctioning authority.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
United Kingdom
2024
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to lowering the limit for permissibility checks to donations and requiring donations above a certain low threshold to be made through bank transfers.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
United Kingdom
2015
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to reviewing the rules to allow ROs to request voters to correct their application or to accept postal ballots in clear cases of transposition mistakes following the verification of voter personal identifiers.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
United Kingdom
2017
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to establish regular measurement framework in which the OFCOM would assess plurality within different media markets with an aim to achieve transparency and to prevent undue influence.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
United Kingdom
2024
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to extending the oversight, investigative and sanctioning powers of the EC and providing it with the necessary resources for enforcement, including with regard to candidates. To ensure the efficiency of the oversight process, an effective, proportional and dissuasive sanctioning regime could be imposed.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
United Kingdom
2015
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, the authorities could consider adopting measures to require parties competing in the elections to accelerate the disclosure of campaign income and expenditure, linking it more closely to election timeframes.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
United Kingdom
2024
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Existing legislative and policy frameworks to counter strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) should be further strengthened, particularly regarding structural and procedural safeguards and remedies, support for targets and victims, and the development of education, training, and awareness-raising programmes.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
United Kingdom
2015
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to limiting the amount a single donor may contribute to a candidate or political party in a year, in order to ensure that the democratic process is not distorted by undue influence of big donors, in line with Recommendation (2003) 4 of the Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
United Kingdom
2024
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the accessibility of legal remedies, consideration should be given to removing or minimizing the costs associated with filing a complaint. Consideration could also be given to extending legal standing to all electoral stakeholders.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
United Kingdom
2015
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to adhering to a single formula for calculation of expenditure limits for political parties in view of ensuring equality and consistency of financial rules.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
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