You must appoint an election agent for each region the party stands candidates in.1
The election agent is responsible for making payments for some personal expenses incurred by the regional party list candidates.
Personal expenses include the reasonable travel and living expenses (such as hotel costs) of the regional party list candidate.
Once they are officially a candidate, a regional party list candidate can only pay for personal expenses up to a cost of £900. The election agent is responsible for making payments for personal expenses for regional party list candidates over £900.2
Personal expenses also include expenses relating to the party list candidate’s disability. However, the candidate can pay any amount of these expenses.
More detail can be found in Personal expenses in the candidate guidance.