Our publication scheme

The publication scheme specifies the categories of information that we publish and make available to the public as part of our normal business activity.

We have adopted the Information Commissioner’s model publication scheme and follow the definition document for non-departmental public bodies.

Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit.

• Financial statements, budgets and variance reports
• Allowances and expenses – Commissioners
• Allowance and expenses – Executive team
• Pay and grading structure
• Salaries over £60,000
• Procurement and tendering
• Awarded contracts

Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts.

• Our role in elections and referendums
• Our role as regulator of political party finances
• Our views
• Legislation we cover
• The Commissioners
• Executive and management team
• Vacancies
• Locations and contact details

Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews.

• Annual Report
• Corporate Plan
• Corporate Governance Framework

Decision making processes and records of decisions.

• Annual Report
• Consultations
• Boards, committees and minutes
• Commissioner meetings
• Parliamentary Parties Panel
• Parties Panels for:
  • Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
• Parliamentary Advisory Group
• Audit Committee
• Statutory reports on elections and referendums
• Policy and statutory reviews – consultation papers and final reports
• Consultation documents
• Enforcement action and sanctions

• Code of conduct for Commissioners
• Equality scheme
• Requests for information
• Privacy notice
• Complaints procedure
• Welsh language scheme
• Internal policies and procedures - available on request
• Appraisal and Selection

• Party and election finance registers
• Registers of interests, gifts and hospitality - Commissioners
• Registers of interests, gifts and hospitality - Executive team
• Responses to freedom of information requests

For voters

• Registering to vote
• How to vote

For electoral administrators

• Guidance for electoral events
• Running electoral registration
• Voter material guidance
• Performance standards for Electoral Registration Officers
• Performance standards for Returning Officers
• Polling place reviews
• Bulletins

For candidates and agents

• Guidance for electoral events

For parties and campaigners

• Guidance for political parties
• Guidance for campaigners in referendums
• Guidance for non-party campaigners

For journalists

• News releases
• Media contacts

• Report electoral fraud
• Electoral fraud data

• Protocols for prosecuting authorities – hard copy only

• Research reports
• Elections data (including declaration of results, Form K, additional data)
• Public attitudes

The following information is available via our registers search page:

• Political party donations and loans
• Regulated donee donations and loans
• Register of political parties, active third parties and permitted participants in referendums
• Campaign expenditure
• Pre-poll donation and loan reporting
• Statement of accounts
• Policy development grants