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Regulation of party and election finances

We are the independent regulator of party and election finance in the UK. Our regulatory role is to ensure transparency and integrity of party and election finance.

  • We promote transparency about party and election finance by publishing information and analysis on where money comes from and how it is spent
  • We promote integrity of party and election finance by making sure that those we regulate follow the rules on party and election finance and we take proportionate action against those who do not

Further information

Visit the party finance section of our website to access:

New regulatory powers and sanctions December 2010

We are preparing to access new powers and sanctions in December 2010, granted to us by the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009. For more information or to view our consultation on this, please visit our enforcement pages.