You are in the Starting the election timetable section Home … Guidance for Local Returning Officers administering a Police and Crime Commissioner election in England and Wales … Starting the election timetable … Guidance for Local Returning Officers administering a Police and Crime Commissioner election in England and Wales Print this page | Print full guidance Notice of election The Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) must publish the notice of election by no later than twenty-five working days before the poll.1 The PARO must prepare and send to you a copy of the notice of election, which you must publish locally in the voting area.2 1. Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 (PCCEO 2012), Sched 3, para 4(5). ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 2. PCCEO, Sched 3, para 4(5). ↩ Back to content at footnote 2 Last updated: 30 May 2023 Book traversal links for Guidance for Local Returning Officers administering a Police and Crime Commissioner election in England and Wales Starting the election timetable Poll Card delivery Modal Title