The law does not cover money that you receive towards spending that is not regulated under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA).1
For example:
donations given towards activities conducted before the regulated period, such as leaflets you produce and use before the regulated period begins
donations given towards unregulated campaign activities
Money given to you or your organisation for general purposes, rather than specifically to fund regulated campaign activity, is not covered by electoral law.
For example, if you hold a fundraising event to raise money to support your organisation’s general activities or have regular donors who donate money on this basis, these contributions will not be covered by the laws on donations to registered non–party campaigners.
Donations of £500 or less
Donations of £500 or less
Donations of £500 or less are outside the scope of PPERA and you do not need to record or report them.2
However, you must be alert to situations where it appears that a donor is attempting to evade the permissibility requirements under PPERA. It is an offence to attempt to evade the restrictions on accepting donations.3
For example, if a number of donations of £400 are made from the same source in similar circumstances in an attempt to evade the permissibility requirements.
If you think this may be happening, you should contact us for advice.