We have issued a variety of materials to promote the integrity of elections and assist in the prevention and detection of malpractice, in collaboration with a variety of partners.
Welsh language resources and guidance |
Reporting allegations of electoral malpractice
- NEW Reporting allegations of electoral malpractice in England, Wales or Scotland (DOC)
- NEW Reporting allegations of electoral malpractice in Northern Ireland (DOC)
Guidance for police in England and Wales
This is joint guidance produced with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to police forces in England and Wales:
- Preventing and detecting electoral malpractice (England and Wales edition) (PDF) - updated February 2011
- Policing elections in England and Wales (pocket guide - English version) (PDF) - updated February 2011
Guidance for police in Scotland
This is joint guidance produced with the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) to police forces in Scotland:
- Preventing and detecting electoral malpractice (Scotland edition) (PDF) - updated February 2011
- Policing elections in Scotland (pocket guide) (PDF) - updated February 2011
Guidance for police in Northern Ireland
Guidance on handling of postal votes
- Code of conduct on handling applications to vote by post and postal ballots (England and Wales version) (PDF) - updated February 2011
- Code of conduct on handling applications to vote by post and postal ballots (Scotland version) (PDF) - updated February 2011
- Quick guide for party workers and campaigners (PDF) - updated February 2011
- Quick guide for Royal Mail drivers and delivery staff (PDF) - updated February 2011
A code of conduct on handling applications to vote by post and postal ballots in Northern Ireland will be available soon.
Allegations of electoral malpractice
Working with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland (ACPOS), we have analysed data reported by the police about alleged electoral malpractice during 2010. The main focus of our recent report is on cases reported around the May 2010 elections.
You can view a breakdown of all cases and their outcome below:
- Cases by RPA section and outcome - all cases (PDF)
- Cases by RPA section and outcome - election period (PDF)
- Cases with outcome by police force - all cases (PDF)
- Cases with outcome by police force - election period (PDF)
- Update of cases unresolved from 2009 (PDF)
Visit the elections page to find out more about our elections reporting
Previous malpractice reports
- Analysis of the extent and nature of cases of alleged electoral malpractice relating to the June 2009 European Parliamentary elections in the UK and local government elections in England. With updates (from Dec 2010) of Table 5 - allegations by offence and Appendix D - allegations by Police Force area.
- Allegations of electoral malpractice at the 2008 elections in England and Wales (PDF) Further to this report, Table 2 - allegations by offence and Table D - allegations by Police Force were updated at Dec 2010 and are published here to show the outcome for every case identified in the 2008 analysis. There are now no unresolved cases reported in 2008.
- Allegations of electoral malpractice recorded by PNICC in 2007 (PDF)
