Maintaining the security and integrity of the election
Candidates are one of the key public faces of the election, and your conduct will be scrutinised in detail by opponents, the media and voters.
Voters should be able to trust that candidates will comply with the law and maintain the security and integrity of the election process.
Election agents are responsible for your campaign and are legally responsible for its financial management.
You should make sure that your supporters fully understand the law and know what they need to do to ensure that:
voters can participate freely in this election; and
other candidates and their supporters can participate safely in this election and be free from intimidation
If there is an immediate and direct threat to personal safety and/or the incident is currently ongoing and urgent, the candidate you and/or their your staff or family should call 999 as a priority.
If the incident does not require an urgent response but is not currently ongoing or an immediate threat, it is important to use the 101 service or Contact us | Police.uk. This is the easiest and quickest way to record incidents and obtain the allocation of appropriate resources and gain a reference number.
The police can only investigate allegations of electoral fraud where there is evidence to show that an offence has taken place. Claims or allegations should always be substantiated when referred them to the police.
You should also consider the impact on public trust and confidence of making false or unsubstantiated allegations about the conduct of other campaigners.
Neither the CCARO nor the Commission regulate these offences. For details of how to report any allegations see our guidance on reporting allegations of electoral fraud.