Non-party campaigners: UK Parliamentary general elections Share this page: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Print this page Print full guidance You are in the What do you need to do when you receive a donation? section Non-party campaigners: UK Parliamentary general elections Donations What do you need to do when you receive a donation? When do you receive and accept a donation? When do you receive a donation?You usually ‘receive’ a donation on the day you take ownership of it.For example:if you are given free leaflets, you receive the donation when the leaflets are handed over to youif you are given a cheque, you receive the donation on the date that the cheque clearsif a donation is transferred directly into your bank account, you receive the donation on the date that it is received into your account1 When do you accept a donation?You accept a donation on the day you agree to keep the donation. For non-money donations, if you use the donation, you have thereby accepted it.If your organisation keeps a donation after the 30-day period, you are also deemed to have accepted it.2 1. Schedule 11, paragraph 7, section 56(6) Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 2. Sch. 11, para. 7, S.56(5) PPERA ↩ Back to content at footnote 2 Last updated: 19 December 2023 Book traversal links for When do you receive and accept a donation? Donations on behalf of others and from unidentified sources Who can you accept donations from?