Party spending and pre-poll donations and loans: UK Parliamentary general election

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Your manifesto and other documents setting out your party’s policies

This includes the cost of use, or hire, of any:

  • agency, individual or organisation
  • services provided by any agency, individual or organisation
  • premises or facilities
  • equipment

used to:

  • prepare, produce or facilitate the production of any manifesto or other document
  • disseminate or distribute the manifesto or other document, via any means

including any cost attributable to increasing the visibility of content via any means.

For example, the purchase of a more prominent position on a page within a search engine.

It includes the cost of making the manifesto or other document available in electronic or physical form and all means of disseminating it.

It includes the cost of any rights or licensing fee for any image used in producing a manifesto or other document.

It includes the cost of paper or any other medium on which the manifesto or other document is printed.

Equipment costs

It includes the cost of purchase and use of any equipment in connection with:

  • preparation, production or facilitating the production of the manifesto or other document
  • dissemination by distribution or otherwise of the manifesto or other document

It includes the cost of purchase, or hire, of:

  • photocopying equipment
  • printing equipment

for use in printing the manifesto or other document.

Associated costs

It includes a relevant proportion of the cost of:

  • office accommodation
  • business rates
  • electricity
  • phone rental and internet access

associated with any in-house costs for design of the manifesto or other document and for its production and dissemination.

It includes the cost of food and/or accommodation for any individual who provides services in connection with the manifesto or other document for the party where that is paid for or reimbursed by the party.

Last updated: 9 November 2023