Guidance for Returning Officers administering a Senedd election

Parties and candidates are required by law to follow certain rules regarding:

• how much they can spend
• who they can accept donations from
• what they must report after the election

We have produced guidance on spending and donations which you can use to provide parties, candidates and agents with information on spending returns and declarations in order to enable them to meet their reporting requirements.

We have produced guidance on spending and donations for candidates and agents and for political parties.

Our template presentation for candidates and agents also contains guidance on spending and donations.

You can find the briefing for candidates and agents, and a factsheet on spending and donations in the planning section of our resource page.