More provisions of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 kick in

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More provisions of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 kick in

By Mark Pack | Thu 26th November 2009 - 7:50 am

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In a written answer in Parliament this week, Jack Straw confirmed that several more parts of the Polities Parties and Elections Act 2009 are now kicking in or will do so soon. There don’t look to be any surprises in the list and dates he’s given. Most importantly, the new election expense provisions with a long and short campaign period are taking force as expected.

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2 Comments

Alex 26th Nov '09 - 9:06am

Good to know that have come into force. Any chance you could tell us what the expense limits in force from 1st Jan are or direct us to info on-line?
lloyd 26th Nov '09 - 12:38pm

some info on the electoral commission website

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance/those-we-regulate/candidates-and-agents

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