LROs at a standalone PCC election, and local government ROs taking on combined functions where polls are combined, must publish a notice of the situation of polling stations for their voting area by no later than the last time for publication of the notice of poll. You should therefore let LROs know when you are planning to publish the notice of poll.
LROs must give a copy of this notice to all election agents as soon as practicable after giving the notice and should also provide a copy to candidates and to you. The notice should also be made available to accredited observers on request.1
As part of your consideration about how best to provide information to candidates and agents in a coordinated and consistent manner, you should liaise with the LROs and local government ROs (as appropriate) to decide how best they can discharge their duty to provide copies of the notice of situation of polling stations to candidates and agents, enabling them to easily access this information for the whole of the police area.
As part of your discussions, you should consider whether the notices will be collated and disseminated centrally by you.
Combination of polls
Where the poll at the PCC election is combined with the poll at local government elections in England, the local government RO will be responsible for the combined elements of the poll, including publishing the notice of situation of polling stations. The notice of situation of polling stations must refer to all the polls taking place.2