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This guidance is for individuals and organisations that campaign in elections but do not stand as political parties or candidates.
Not sure if you're a non-party or third party campaigner?
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If you intend to spend more than £10,000 in England, or £5,000 in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland campaigning at the:
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UK Parliamentary general election
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European Parliamentary elections
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Scottish Parliamentary elections
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Welsh Assembly elections
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Northern Ireland Assembly elections
you must register with us as a recognised third party. We regulate recognised third parties.
Guidance
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| Introduction for non-party campaigners (PDF) | Overview of non-party campaigns (PDF)v | Overview of non-party campaign material (PDF) | Overview of donations to non-party campaigners (PDF) |
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| Managing non-party campaign spending (PDF) | Permissibility for non-party campaigners (PDF) |
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| PCC elections: Non-party campaigners (PDF) | Hustings events (PDF) | PEF Online: Getting started (PDF) |
Forms and explanatory notes
What do you want to do? |
Form that you need |
Notes to explain the form |
| Register as a third party campaigner |
Form TP1: Notification of a recognised third party status (PDF) | |
| Change your details |
Form TP2: Notification of alteration of recognised third party details (PDF) | |
| Renew your third party status |
Form TP3: Renewal of notification of third party status (PDF) | |
| Use our online system to register and change your details | ||
| Complete the spending return |
Form TP4(i): Controlled expenditure return by a recognised third party (PDF) |
Explanatory notes for form TP4(i): Controlled expenditure return by a recognised third party (PDF) |
| Complete the donations return |
Form TP4(ii): Return of donations made to a recognised third party (PDF) |
Explanatory notes for form TP4(ii): Return of donations made to a recognised third party (PDF) |
