Non-party campaigners: UK Parliamentary general elections

Relevant participators and relevant details

Under the law, some organisations must provide the names of the people that make up their governing bodies or committees when they submit a notification to the Commission. In law these are known as the organisation’s ‘relevant participators’ or ‘relevant details’.

The relevant participators and relevant details for each type of organisation are set out in the following tables:

Relevant participators

OrganisationRelevant participators1
Registered companyDirectors of the company
Trade unionOfficers of the trade union
Building societyDirectors of the society
Limited liability partnershipMembers of the limited liability partnership
Friendly societiesMembers of the society’s managing committee
Industrial and provident societiesMembers of the society’s managing committee or other directing body
Unincorporated associationsWhere the unincorporated association has more than 15 members and has officers or a governing body, those officers or members of the governing body. Otherwise, the body’s members.

Relevant details

OrganisationRelevant details2
Bodies incorporated by Royal CharterThe body’s officers or members of its governing body
Scottish partnershipsThe partners
UK charitable incorporated organisationThe charity trustees
Last updated: 20 December 2023