Following consultation with Returning Officers, police forces and political parties, the Commission has produced a Code of Conduct for Campaigners at Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru, Scottish council and Welsh local elections. The code applies to all campaigners and sets out agreed standards of appropriate behaviour before and during an election or referendum.
The Code also makes it clear that if an RO consider it appropriate to address further specific local risks, and has consulted with the relevant national and local parties, we will support them in introducing additional local provisions which go beyond the terms of the nationally agreed code.