Guidance for Returning Officers administering a Scottish Parliament election

Before you start planning for the election, you should ensure that you have carried out a review of the last equivalent polls.

You should have:

• carried out a thorough evaluation of all processes outlined in your project plan for the previous election
• sought feedback from appropriate stakeholders
• produced a lessons learnt document to inform the project plan and risk register for future electoral events

For more information see our guidance on reviewing the election.

We have provided, as part of the template project plan, some sample objectives and suggested tools that will allow you to measure the extent to which the conduct of the election has been successful. We have also provided an evaluation plan as part of the template project plan to assist you with the review process.
 
You can find the project plan in the planning section of our resources page.