Summary

As a regulator, we:

  • maintain registers of political parties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and register non-party campaigners
  • provide guidance for anyone who might want to stand or campaign in an election
  • publish political finance data
  • regulate the imprint rules for parties and campaigners
  • take action if we have reason to suspect the political finance law has been broken

Enforcing the law on imprints on digital material

Responsibility for ensuring that digital material has an imprint is split between us and the police, depending on the type of material.

We’re responsible for any material relating to:

  • political parties
  • groups of parties, candidates, future candidates or elected office-holders being for or against particular policies
  • groups of parties, candidates, future candidates or elected office-holders holding particular opinions

The police are responsible for any material relating to:

  • a particular candidate, future candidate or elected office-holder
  • recall petitions