Inspecting the other candidates’ nomination papers
Only certain people are entitled to attend the delivery of nomination papers and to inspect and make any objections to the validity of a nomination form or home address form. After your nomination papers and deposit have been delivered and you stand validly nominated, the following can inspect and make objections to a nomination form or home address form:1
you
your election agent (or, if you are your own agent, any person nominated by you)
your proposer or seconder (if you have submitted more than one nomination form, only the proposer and seconder from the nomination form you have selected will be entitled to attend. If none have been selected, it will be the proposer and seconder of the first submitted nomination form who will have that entitlement)
Nomination papers cannot be inspected by anybody else at any time.
Electoral Commission representatives and one other person chosen by a validly nominated candidate can also be present at the delivery of nomination papers, but they are not allowed to inspect or make any objections to nomination papers.
No other person, except the (Acting) Returning Officer and their staff, may attend the delivery of nomination papers.