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Public meetings of any kind

Services, premises, facilities or equipment

Examples include the cost of:

  • services provided by any agency, individual or organisation
  • premises or facilities
  • equipment

used in connection with public meetings of any kind. This includes costs associated with in-person and virtual public meetings, such as hiring a venue or live streaming a virtual public meeting.

Other costs

Other costs may include:

  • the cost of promoting or advertising the public meeting by any means
  • providing goods, services or facilities at the event, such as seating or food

These costs may be paid by or reimbursed by the candidate or a third party.

Costs that are excluded

You do not need to include events held mainly for purposes other than your campaign, where your attendance is incidental – for example, an annual social event at which you say a few words.

You should make an honest assessment on the facts of whether the meeting is genuinely being held for other purposes.

You may also be invited to attend hustings events run by local organisations or community groups. We have published separate hustings guidance which explains when the spending rules may apply to these events.

Last updated: 22 April 2026