Political registration and regulation
Our role as a regulator
We are responsible for registering political parties, publishing political finance data, helping parties and campaigners comply with political finance law, and taking action if we have reason to suspect political finance law has been broken.
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Political finance data and registers of political parties
Political finance data and registers of political parties
We publish all of the information political parties, campaigners and other groups report to us on our finance database.
We also publish the names, descriptions and emblems of political parties on our register for Great Britain, and our register for Northern Ireland.
Our guidance
We provide guidance for candidates and agents, political parties, campaigners, and other regulated individuals and groups on all types of elections. As well as guidance, we also offer help and support, and advice on best practice.