As the regulator of UK party and election finance, we make sure people understand and follow the rules on party and election finance.We regulate the financing of political parties, organisations and individuals engaged in campaigning. We strive to help the regulated community comply with the rules by providing advice and guidance, and we enforce the law when these rules are not followed.
Legislation
We provide information on laws governing the registration and financing of political organisations and individuals.
Guidance
We provide guidance on how to comply with the law to those we regulate. This includes advice on how to register a political organisation and to report statutory returns.
Public registers
We maintain several public registers of political parties and details of their donations, borrowings, campaign expenditures and annual accounts.
You can also see information on regulated donees (such as MPs, members of a party and certain organisations), third parties and permitted participants in a referendum.
Analysis
We analyse the financial data provided by political parties and make the information more intelligible through summaries, charts and tables
Enforcement
We verify that those we regulate comply with the rules and we take undertake fair, thorough and proportionate investigations so that voters can be confident that those who fail to comply are held to account.
Recent news
UK general election party spend
We have published details of the 2010 UK general election campaign expenditures of political parties and third parites that spent less than £250,000.
New powers and sanctions
We are preparing to make use of new enforcement powers and flexible sanctions relating to party and election finances. We have published a number of documents to inform debate in Parliament on this subject.
Party and Election Finance Online
We are developing a new Party and Election Finance (PEF) Online system, to replace our current registers. For those we regulate, this will provide an online account to administer their party's details, and submit quarterly returns, accounts etc. For members of the public, journalists and academics, there will be an improved searching and analysis section to help find data quickly. Further information will be available nearer completion in late 2010.
