Investigations

Detailed and complex investigations

When an investigation is more detailed or complex, or where we believe it involves significant issues of public interest, we will publish case summaries. These cases are available above.

Closed investigations

We publish information about recently closed investigations every month. These tables include the possible offence(s) we investigated, what we found, and what action we took. If you are looking for information on investigations not included here, please contact us

April 2019 - Present

Last updated on 21 January 2020.

Subject	Investigated for	Decision	Summary of reasons(s)
Go Movement Limited (permitted participant at EU referendum)	Failure to submit an accurate referendum spending return; failure to submit a declaration of notional expenditure; failure to report referendum expenses incurred as part of a common plan; Failure to submit a declaration of notional expenditure; Failure to report referendum expenses incurred as part of a common plan.	Offence. £400 (variable monetary penalty). Due for payment by 12 February 2020.	The investigation found that there had been a failure to submit an accurate referendum spending return. Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Green Party (registered political party)	Failure to notify Commission of a change in registered accounting unit officer by due date.	Offence. £400 (variable monetary penalty). Paid 13 January 2020.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
The Entertainment Party (registered political party)	Late delivery of 2018 statement of accounts.	Offence. £350 (variable monetary penalty). Due for payment by 10 February 2020.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Black Country Party (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid 9 January 2020.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Carlton Club (members association)	Failure to return a donation from an impermissible donor within 30 days of receipt; Failure to deliver a donation report within 30 days of acceptance.	No offences. N/A. Closed without further action.	Following an investigation, the Commission was satisfied that no offences were committed.
Sovereign Republic (registered political party)	Failure to deliver 2018 statement of accounts.	No determination of offence. N/A. Closed without further action.	The Commission opened an investigation, but made no determination of offence as it was not in the public interest to pursue the matter further. The party has been statutorily deregistered.
National Conservative Draws Society (unincorporated association)	Failure to provide notifications of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000.	Offences. £750 (variable monetary penalty). Payment due by 26 December 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
UK Independence Party (UKIP) (registered political party)	Failure to deliver accurate weekly donations reports for 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election.	Offence. £400 (variable monetary penalty). Paid on 28 November 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Croydon Council Conservative Group (unincorporated association)	Failure to provide notifications of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000.	Offences. £350 (variable monetary penalty). Paid 2 December 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Councillors (unincorporated association)	Failure to provide notifications of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000.	Offences. £300 (variable monetary penalty). Payment due by 26 December 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Cross-Community Labour Alternative (registered political party)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed.
Grassroots Out Limited (permitted participant at EU referendum)	Inaccurate pre-poll reports for EU referendum; inaccurate spending report.	Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The Commission was satisfied that there were mitigating factors involved and did not impose a sanction in this case.
Our Nation (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The party delivered the reports late, but the Commission was satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party has been statutorily deregistered.
Friends of Rochford (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports; Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts; Failure to notify Commission of a change in registered officer by due date.	No offence. N/A. Closed without further action.	The reports, accounts and notification were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed.
Animal Welfare Party (registered political party)	Late delivery of 2016, 2017 and 2018 statements of accounts.	No offence. N/A. Closed without further action.	Following an investigation, the Commission was satisfied that no offence was committed.
Labour Party (Eltham accounting unit)	Failure to delivery accurate quarterly transactions report.	No determination of offence. N/A. Closed without further action.	The Commission opened an investigation, but made no determination of offence due to the time elapsed since the alleged failures occurred.
Renew (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid 11 October 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case in line with our enforcement policy.
Unity in Action (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid 11 November 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case in line with our enforcement policy.
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Independents (registered political party)	Late delivery of 2018 annual accounts.	No offence. N/A. Closed without further action.	The accounts were delivered late, however the investigation concluded that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure involved.
Wandsworth Planning Reform Party (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. £600 (variable monetary penalty). Payment due by 30 October 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case in line with our enforcement policy.
Plumstead Party (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. £300 (variable monetary penalty). Paid 30 September 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case in line with our enforcement policy.
Green Party (Bristol accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 annual accounts.	Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid 3 October 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case in line with our enforcement policy.
Mossley Independent Community Party (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The party delivered the reports late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanctions were imposed.
Independent Alliance (Kent) (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The reports were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanctions were imposed.
Scotland - Unhyphenated (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The reports were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanctions were imposed.
British Centre Left Party (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly transactions report.	Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The report was delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanction was imposed.
Centrum Campaign Ltd (registered third party campaigner)	Incurring expenditure in excess of registration threshold for third party campaigner.	No offence. N/A. Closed without further action.	An investigation was conducted as to whether Centrum Campaign Ltd had incurred expenditure in excess of the registration threshold for third party campaigners, and concluded that no offence had been committed.
Wake Up and Vote (permitted participant in the EU referendum)	Failure to submit a return containing a statement of all payments made in respect of referendum expenses.	Offence. £1,800 (variable monetary penalty). Paid 17 September 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case in line with our enforcement policy.
Scottish Unionist Association Trust (unincorporated association / members association)	Failure to provide notification of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000; Failure to deliver donation reports on time as a members association.	Offences. Penalties totalling £1,800 (£1,300, £250 and £250 variable monetary penalties). Paid on initial notice on 5 August 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case in line with our enforcement policy.
Ealing Council Labour Group (unincorporated association)	Failure to provide notification of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000.	Offence. £300 variable monetary penalty. Paid on 16 August 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case in line with our enforcement policy.
Southampton Independents (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The reports were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanctions were imposed. The party has voluntarily deregistered.
Legacy (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The reports were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanctions were imposed. The party has voluntarily deregistered.
Aspire (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations report.	Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The reports were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanctions were imposed.
DDB UK Limited (permitted participant in the EU Referendum)	Failure to submit a return containing a statement of all payments made in respect of referendum expenses.	Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action.	DDB UK Limited failed to properly report spending on a joint campaign with Wake Up And Vote, but DDB had already been fined for this offence in relation to inaccuracies previously identified. No further sanction could therefore be imposed.
We Are Europe (permitted participant in the EU Referendum)	Failure to submit a return containing a statement of all payments made in respect of referendum expenses.	No offence. N/A. Closed without further action.	The Commission investigated whether WAE had failed to report spending on a joint campaign with others, but concluded that it had not been part of the joint campaign in question. Therefore no reporting of joint spending was required and no offence was committed.
The Commission concluded three investigations into failures to comply with PPERA by three regulated donees, relating to donations accepted prior to 1 July 2017. It has imposed penalties of £250, £300 and £600 on these three regulated donees. The deadline for payment or appeal is 9 September 2019.
Conservative Party (Beckenham accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £400 (variable monetary penalty). Due for payment by 26 August 2019. Not paid within 56 days, increased to £600.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Liberal Democrats (Southwark accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £400 (variable monetary penalty). Paid on 6 August.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Michelle McIlveen MLA (regulated donee)	Failure to deliver donation report within 30 days of acceptance of donations.	Offence. £200 fixed monetary penalty. Paid on initial notice on 2 July 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
William Humphrey MLA (regulated donee)	Failure to deliver donation report within 30 days of acceptance of donations.	Offence. £200 fixed monetary penalty. Paid on initial notice on 2 July 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Jonathan Buckley MLA (regulated donee)	Failure to deliver donation report within 30 days of acceptance of donations.	Offence. £200 fixed monetary penalty. Paid on initial notice on 1 July 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
South Yorkshire Save our NHS (registered political party)	Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports.	Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The reports were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanctions were imposed. The party has voluntarily deregistered.
Mr Andrea Venzon (London region candiate, European Parliamentary election, May 2019)	Failure to return donations from impermissible donors within 30 days.	No determination of offence. Voluntary forfeiture of donations.	Mr Venzon accepted donations from 12 impermissible donors towards his European Parliamentary election campaign, with a total value of £1,360. The Commission accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the full value of the donations.
Britain First (registered political party)	Failure to comply with a statutory notice; failure to deliver audit report for accounts; failure to maintain accounting records; failure to deliver accurate quarterly donations reports.	Offences. Penalties totalling £44,200 (£20,000; £5,500; £11,000; and £7,700 variable monetary penalties). Due for payment by 16 July 2019. Payment by instalments agreed.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Scottish National Party (Moray Constituency accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid on initial notice on 18 June 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Plaid Cymru (Grŵp San Steffan / Westminster accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2015, 2016 and 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The accounts were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanctions were imposed.
Labour Party (registered party)	Failure to deliver accurate quarterly donations reports.	Offences. Penalties totalling £1,000 (£500 and £500 variable monetary penalties). Paid on 13 June 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Labour Party (registered party)	Failure to deliver compliant spending return for 2017 UKPGE.	Offences. Penalties totalling £750 (£500 and £250 variable monetary penalties). Paid on 13 June 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Conservative and Unionist Party (Wakefield accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid on initial notice on 23 May 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Conservative and Unionist Party (Skipton and Ripon accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The accounts were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanction was imposed.
Liberal Democrats (Kensington and Chelsea accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid on initial notice on 25 April 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Liberal Democrats (Camborne, Redruth and Hayle accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid on initial notice on 25 April 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Scottish Democratic Alliance (registered political party)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid 10 July 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
British Resistance (registered political party)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £300 (variable monetary penalty). Paid on 23 April 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
The Entertainment Party (registered political party)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Due for payment by 3 May 2019. Not paid within 56 days, increased to £300. Paid on 13 August 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Taking the Initiative (registered party)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts; late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports	Offences. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid on 23 April 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Labour Party (Watford accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid on 7 April 2019.	Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy.
Conservative and Unionist Party (Wells accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The accounts were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanction was imposed.
Liberal Democrats (City of Bradford accounting unit)	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts.	Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action.	The accounts were delivered late, but there were mitigating factors involved so no sanction was imposed.

Investigations closed between April 2018 and March 2019
Name	Type	Investigated for	Decision	Sanction	Reason	Status	Updated
Labour Leave	Registered political party	Failure to deliver accurate campaign expenditure return Failure to deliver accurate weekly pre-poll donation report for 2016 EU Referendum	Offence	£8,000 and £1,000 variable monetary penalties	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 8 March 2019	19 March 2019
Conservative and Unionist Party	Registered political party	Inaccurate weekly pre-poll reports for 2017 UK general election	Offence	£6,250 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 7 March 2019	19 March 2019
Conservative and Unionist Party	Registered political party	Inaccurate quarterly donations report Inaccurate quarterly transactions report	Offence	£4,800 and £250 variable monetary penalties	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 7 March 2019	19 March 2019
Liberal Democrats	Registered political party	Failure to deliver accurate quarterly donations reports	Offence	£4,000, £500 and £250 variable monetary penalties	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 22 March 2019	21 May 2019
The Regional Party		Late delivery of quarterly transaction reports	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered two reports late, but there were mitigating factors, so no sanctions were imposed	Closed without further action	19 March 2019
Momemtum	Members association and recognised third party campaigner	Failure to deliver donation reports on time as a members association Failure to deliver an accurate spending return as a recognised third party	Offence	£12,150, £2,700, £900, £450, £250 and £250 variable monetary penalties	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 29 March 2019	21 May 2019
Friends Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver quarterly donations reports on time	Offence	4 x £600 variable monetary penalties	Sanctions were appropriate in this case. The party was removed from the register on 12 November 2018	Due for payment by 11 March 2019	19 February 2019
Scotland's Independence Referendum Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver 2017 accounts	Offence	£1,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 11 March 2019	19 February 2019
Women's Equality Party	Registered political party	Inaccurate weekly pre-poll reports for 2017 UK general election Inaccurate quarterly donations report	Offence	£600 and £250 variable monetary penalties	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 23 January 2019	19 February 2019
Trade Unionists Against the European Union	Permitted participant at the EU referendum	Payment of campaign expenses claim outside of 60 days	Offence	£250 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 7 January 2019	19 February 2019
Matriarchal Party United Kingdom Great Britain	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 7 January 2019	19 February 2019
Labour Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver accurate quarterly donations report Failure to deliver accurate weekly pre-poll reports for 2017 UK general election	Offence	£12,000 and £500 variable monetary penalties	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 16 January 2019	19 February 2019
Movement for Consensus	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports, weekly pre-poll reports and 2017 annual accounts	Offence	£2,080 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2018	Due for payment by 28 January 2019	15 January 2019
Mr Robert Griffin		Paying for campaign expenditure on behalf of the Liberal Democrats when not an authorised person	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 7 December 2018	15 January 2019
Conservative and Unionist Party	High Peak accounting unit	Failure to return impermissible donation within 30 days of receipt	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty and forfeiture of full value of donation (£1,000)	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 7 December 2018	15 January 2019
National Health Action Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 18 December 2018	15 January 2019
Liberal Democrats	Registered political party	Inaccurate quarterly donations report	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 17 December 2018	15 January 2019
Hong Kong Independence Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party failed to deliver the accounts, but we were satisfied that no sanction should be imposed. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2018	Closed without further action	15 January 2019
Farnworth and Kearsley First	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations report	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered two reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and didn't impose a sanction	Closed without further action	15 January 2019
Halstead Residents Association	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and didn't impose a sanction	Closed without further action	15 January 2019
Conservative and Unionist Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations report	Offence	£6,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 5 December 2018	18 December 2018
Liberal Democrats	Registered political party	Failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2016 Scottish Parliamentary election	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 14 December 2018	18 December 2018
Kendal and Westmoreland Liberal Club	Unincorporated association	Failure to provide notification of a gift to a political party exceeding £25,000, and notification of gifts received by due date	Offence	£400 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 15 November 2018	18 December 2018
Spennymoor Independents		Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 12 December 2018	18 December 2018
Scottish Democrats	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 22 November 2018	18 December 2018
Hextable Independent	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 21 December 2018	15 January 2019
Co-operative party	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations report	Offence	No sanction	The report was delivered late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and didn't impose sanctions	Closed without further action	18 December 2018
Vapers in Power	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party failed to deliver the accounts, but it was removed from the register on 2 November 2018. The registered treasurer appeared to have moved away from the UK and couldn't be contacted	Closed without further action	18 December 2019
Temple and Farringdon Together		Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The accounts were delivered late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and didn't impose a sanction	Closed without further action	18 December 2018
Wales Ireland Scotland England Reunited	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports, and annual accounts	Offence	No sanction	The reports and accounts were delivered late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and didn't impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 26 October 2018	Closed without further action	18 December 2018
Mr Paul Fisher		Incurring campaign expenditure on behalf of Liberal Democrats without authority at the 2017 general election	Offence	No sanction	A penalty was not appropriate in this case	Closed without further action	18 December 2018
People's Assembly against Austerity	Recognised third party campaigner	Failure to include an imprint on election material and failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£900 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 30 November 2018. Payment by instalments agreed	20 November 2018
Co-operative Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UK general election	Offence	£750 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 14 November 2018	20 November 2018
Ms Delyth Lloyd-Williams		Failure to include an imprint on election material	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 8 October 2018	20 November 2018
Green Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UK general election	Offence	£500 and £250 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 15 November 2018	20 November 2018
Fianna Fail	Registered political party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Aspire	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Holland on Sea and Eastcliffe Matters	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Greater Manchester Homeless Voice	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2018	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Legacy	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Bournemouth Independent Alliance	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Herne Hill Communities and Libraries Campaign	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 12 October 2018	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Mr Brian Parbutt		Paying for campaign expenditure when not an authorised person	Offence	No sanction	Mr Parbutt made payments on behalf of the Labour Party at the 2017 UK general election when he was not an authorised person to do so. In the particular circumstances of the case however, we did not consider that a penalty was appropriate	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Mr David Page		Incurring campaign expenditure on behalf of Liberal Democrats without authority	Offence	No sanction	Mr Page incurred expenditure on behalf of the Liberal Democrats at the 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election without the proper authorisation from the party. In the particular circumstances of the case however, we did not consider that a penalty was appropriate	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Mr Anthony Harris		Incurring campaign expenditure on behalf of Liberal Democrats without authority	Offence	No sanction	Mr Harris incurred expenditure on behalf of the Liberal Democrats at the 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election without the proper authorisation from the party. In the particular circumstances of the case however, we did not consider that a penalty was appropriate	Closed without further action	20 November 2018
Compass	Recognised third party campaigner	Payment of campaign expenses claims outside 60 days	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case	6 September 2018	18 September 2018
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Registered party in Northern Ireland	Inaccurate quarterly donations reports and late notification of change of registered officer	Offence	2 x £250 variable monetary penalties	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case	5 September 2018	18 September 2018
Irvine Unionist Club	Unincorporated association	Failure to provide notification of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000, and notification of gifts received by due date	Offence	£400 variable monetary penalty	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case	26 August 2018	18 September 2018
Unite The Union	Recognised third party campaigner	Failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£250 variable monetary penalty	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case	7 September 2018	18 September 2018
Friends Of The Earth Trust	Recognised third party campaigner	Late delivery of spending return for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£250 variable monetary penalty	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice 8 August 2018	18 September 2018
Ashford Independent	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	18 September 2018
UKIP	Registered political party	Failure to return impermissible donation within 30 days of receipt	No offence	n/a	We investigated whether UKIP took impermissible donations from a European political party and foundation, the Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe and the Initiative for Direct Democracy in Europe. We concluded that whilst the polling could have been of benefit to UKIP had it been provided, the evidence was insufficient to support a conclusion that the purpose of the polling was to be for the benefit of UKIP, or that UKIP received or benefited from any of the polling results	Closed without further action	18 September 2018
Traditional Unionist Voice	Registered party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of spending return for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£1,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 26 August 2018	18 September 2018
Democratic Unionist Party	Registered party in Northern Ireland	Inaccurate quarterly loans reports	Offence	2 x £500 variable monetary penalties	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	14 August 2018	21 August 2018
A Better Way To Govern	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	21 August 2018
Sovereign Republic	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly reports	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	21 August 2018
East Devon Alliance	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	21 August 2018
Christian Peoples Alliance	Registered political party	Failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UKPGE and provide required receipts. Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE. Failure to maintain proper accounting records.	Offence	1 x £1,200 1 x £600 1 x £480 1 x £300 variable monetary penalty Total: £2,580	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 31 July 2018. An appeal against these penalties has been lodged and the requirement for payment is suspended pending the outcome of that appeal	21 August 2018
Compass	Registered political party	Failure to deliver spending return for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£2,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 17 July 2018	24 July 2018
Global Britain	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Inaccurate pre-poll and post-poll donations reporting	Offence	1 x £1,000 2 x £250 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 16 July 2018	24 July 2018
Best for Britain	Recognised third party campaigner	Failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UKPGE Failure to return an impermissible donation	Offence	1 x £1,000 1 x £250 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 4 July 2018	24 July 2018
Friends Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver compliant spending return for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£1,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment on 20 July 2018	24 July 2018
Hackney Labour Group	Unincorporated association	Failure to provide notification of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000, and notification of gifts received by due date	Offence	£600 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 10 July 2018	24 July 2018
National Health Action Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UKPGE. Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE. Late delivery of quarterly reports.	Offence	3 x £200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	29 June 2018	24 July 2018
Labour Peers Group	Unincorporated association	Failure to provide notification of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000, and notification of gifts received by due date	Offence	£400 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 5 July 2018	24 July 2018
National Union of Teachers	Recognised third party campaigner	Failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£250 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 23 July 2018	21 August 2018
New Society of Worth	Registered political party	Late delivery of spending return for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£250 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 11 July 2018	24 July 2018
Vote Leave Limited	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU referendum, failure to comply with a statutory notice, exceeding referendum spending limit	Offence	£61,000 in penalties (3 x £20,000, and a £1,000 variable monetary penalty)	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 1 April 2019	16 April 2019
Darren Grimes	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Incurring of expenditure over £10,000 on behalf of a non-permitted participant (BeLeave)	Offence	£20,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	An appeal against these penalties was lodged. The judgement, given on 19 July 2019, withdrew the £20,000 sanction imposed by the Commission	20 August 2019
Veterans for Britain	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU referendum	Offence	£250 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 26 July 2018	21 August 2018
Plaid Cymru	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly reports	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 18 June 2018	19 June 2018
Concordia	Registered political party	Late delivery of spending return for 2017 UKPGE, inaccurate spending return, late weekly reports	Offence	£300 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 18 May 2018	19 June 2018
Conservative and Unionist Party	Registered political party	Failure to return impermissible donation within 30 days of receipt	No determination of offence	n/a	The party accepted an impermissible donation with a value of £1,000. We accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the full value of the donation	Voluntary forfeiture	19 June 2018
Social Democratic Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed with no further action	19 June 2018
Justice Anti-Corruption Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	19 June 2018
League Against Cruel Sports	Recognised third party campaigner	Late delivery of spending return for 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election	Offence	No sanction	The return was delivered late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	19 June 2018
Something New	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	19 June 2018
Newport Independents	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered some reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	19 June 2018
Ulster Unionist Party	Registered party in Northern Ireland	Inaccurate quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	No sanction	The party conducted a review of its reporting, as a result of a previous failure which led to a sanction. The review identified two minor inaccuracies in previous donation reports, which the party immediately reported to us. In the circumstances the we did not consider that it was appropriate to impose a sanction	Closed without further action	19 June 2018
Jeremy Hosking	Recognised third party campaigner	Failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election	No offence	n/a	We initially reasonably suspected the return to be inaccurate but established that it was compliant	Closed without further action	19 June 2018
Better For Our Future Limited	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU referendum	Offence	£2,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 10 May 2018	15 May 2018
Unison	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU referendum; late payment of an invoice	Offence	£1,500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 4 May 2018	15 May 2018
Democratic Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£1,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 30 May 2018. Payment by instalments agreed	19 June 2018
Ipswich Labour Group	Unincorporated association	Failure to provide notification of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000, and notification of gifts received by due date	Offence	£600 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 31 May 2018	19 June 2018
Scotland's Independence Referendum Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports and failure to deliver accurate spending return for 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election Late delivery of quarterly reports	Offence	3 x £200 fixed monetary penalties	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 11 May 2018	15 May 2018
English Independence	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	£600 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 23 May 2018	15 May 2018
GMB	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU referendum	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 24 April 2018	15 May 2018
Sinn Fein		Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election	Offence	2 x £200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 31 May 2018	19 June 2018
Protest Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2015 and 2016 statements of accounts	Offence	£300 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 9 May 2018	15 May 2018
Yarm Independents	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2015 and 2016 statements of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 1 April 2018	15 May 2018
Ashfield Independent Association	Registered political party	Late delivery of spending return for UK Parliamentary general election 2017	Offence	No sanction	The return was delivered late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	15 May 2018
Winchester Independents	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	15 May 2018
Leave.EU	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU referendum, inaccurate pre-poll loans report, exceeding referendum spending limit	Offence	£70,000 in penalties (3 x £20,000, and a £10,000 variable monetary penalty)	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	An appeal against these penalties was lodged. Judgment in respect of the size of the penalties was given on 8 April 2019. The Court upheld three of the penalties imposed, totalling £50,000, but reduced one of the penalties from £20,000 to £16,000. Leave.EU was therefore fined £66,000 in total. Paid on 3 May 2019	21 May 2019
Socialist Party GB	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations reports; weekly donations and loans reports for 2017 UKPGE; and 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£10,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 11 April 208	17 April 2018
British National Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of weekly donations report for 2017 UKPGE. Inaccurate weekly donations report. Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts.	Offence	£5,500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 18 April. Penalty increased to £6,875 on 16 May. Payment by instalments agreed	19 June 2018
Labour Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly loans report	Offence	£750 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 12 April 2018	17 April 2018
True English Poetry Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£400 variable monetary party	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 12 March 2018	17 April 2018
Communities United Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 15 March 2018	17 April 2018
West Dunbartonshire Community Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 28 March 2018	17 April 2018
North Norfolk Liberal Democrats	Accounting unit of a registered party	Failure to return impermissible donation within 30 days of receipt	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	The party accepted an impermissible donation with a value of £1,000. We accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the full value of the donation, but also considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that a penalty was appropriate in this case	17 April 2018
Kensington and Chelsea Liberal Democrats	Accounting unit of a registered party	Failure to return impermissible donation within 30 days of receipt	Offence	No sanction	The party accepted an impermissible donation with a value of £1,000. We accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the full value of the donation and did not consider that a penalty was appropriate	Closed without further action	17 April 2018
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)	Non-party campaigner at the 2017 UK Parliamentary general election	Payment of campaign expenses claim outside 60 days	Offence	No sanction	The claim was paid outside of the statutory timescale, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	17 April 2018
Rebooting Democracy	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	17 April 2018
Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	17 April 2018
Southampton Independents	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	17 April 2018

Investigations closed between April 2017 and March 2018
Name	Type	Investigated for	Decision	Sanction	Reason	Status	Updated
DDB UK	Permitted participant at the EU referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU Referendum, and late payment of invoices	Offence	£1,750 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 20 March 2018	20 March 2018
Yorkshire Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE and 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£1,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 3 April 2018	3 April 2018
Birmingham Labour Group	Unincorporated association	Failure to provide notification of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000, and notification of gifts received by due date	Offence	£600 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 27 March 2018	27 March 2018
Your Decision	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2017 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 6 April 2018	20 March 2018
Motorists, Equity and Unity Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver 2016 statement of accounts, and notification of change of addresses	Offence	No sanction	The party failed to comply with the requirements but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017	Closed without further action	20 March 2018
United Democratic Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction	Closed without further action	20 March 2018
Northern Ireland First	Registered political party in Northern Ireland	Failure to deliver four quarterly donations reports and four quarterly loans reports, 2016 statement of accounts, and spending return for Northern Ireland Assembly election 2016	Offence	£6,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 21 February 2018	20 February 2018
Enact	Registered political party	Failure to deliver statement of accounts; failure to deliver quarterly donations and loans reports; failure to deliver weekly donations and loans reports for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£3,000 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 13 February 2018	20 February 2018
Conservative and Unionist Party	Registered political party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of accounts for 2016; late delivery of spending return for Northern Ireland Assembly election 2017; inaccurate spending return for Northern Ireland Assembly election 2016	Offence	£1,500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 20 February 2018	20 February 2018
The Workers Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE, and late delivery of spending return for Northern Ireland Assembly election 2017	Offence	£1,300 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 19 February 2018	20 February 2018
Ashfield Independents	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE and quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	£800 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 5 February 2018	20 February 2018
Newham Labour Group	Unincorporated association	Failure to provide notification of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000, and notification of gifts received by due date	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 29 January 2018	20 February 2018
Independent Network	Registered political party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 9 February 2018	20 February 2018
It's Our County (Herefordshire)	Registered political party	Late delivery of accounts for 2016; of notification of change of registered officer; and of change of party registered address	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 7 February 2018	20 February 2018
Demos (Direct Initiative Party)	Registered political party (now known as Engage)	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£500 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 13 February 2018	20 February 2018
RISE (Respect, Independence, Socialism & Environment)	Registered political party	Late delivery of accounts for 2016 and of notification of change of registered officer	Offence	£450 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 7 February 2018	20 February 2018
Europeans Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	£300 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 16 January 2018	20 February 2018
The People's Representative	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2014, 2015, and 2016 statements of accounts	Offence	£300 variable monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 13 February 2018. Payment by instalments agreed.	20 February 2018
People Social Freedom Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Due for payment by 9 February 2018	20 February 2018
Bath Constituency Labour Party	Accounting unit of the Labour Party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 6 February 2018	20 February 2018
Werrington First	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 fixed monetary penalty	Sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on first notice on 5 February 2018	20 February 2018
Rayleigh Independents	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Closed without further action	20 February 2018
Socialist Party NI	Registered political party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	20 February 2018
One Love	Registered party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts; failure to deliver quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	No sanction	We were satisfied that the offences were committed, but despite numerous efforts, we were unable to make contact with the registered treasurer. We will review this decision should new information be obtained. The party was removed from the register on 19 December 2017.	Closed without further action	20 February 2018
Truly Independent English Party		Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but the Commission was satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Closed without further action	16 January 2018
Residents and Motorists of Great Britain	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	No determination of offence	N/A	The party delivered the accounts late, but the Commission did not consider that further investigation to establish whether there was a reasonable excuse was proportionate or in the public interest. The party was removed from the register on 27 October 2017.	Closed without further action	16 January 2018
Liberal Democrats	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU Referendum	Offence	£18,000 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 29 December 2017	19 December 2017
Immigrants Political Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts, and quarterly donations and loans reports	Offence	£2,500 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 29 December 2017	19 December 2017
Traditional Unionist Voice	Registered party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE; 2016 statement of accounts; and campaign expenditure return for the 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly Election	Offence	£1,850 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 22 December 2017	19 December 2017
Labour Campaign for Human Rights	Members association	Late reporting of donations by members association	Offence	£1,350 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 13 November 2017	19 December 2017
Open Britain (formerly known as Britain Stronger in Europe/The 'In' Campaign)	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU Referendum	Offence	£1,250 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 5 December 2017	19 December 2017
East Midlands Training Limited	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Payment of campaign expenses claim outside 60 days	Offence	£750 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on initial notice, on 29 November 2017	19 December 2017
Friends Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£600 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Due for payment by 22 December 2017	19 December 2017
Britain First	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£500 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Due for payment by 14 December 2017	19 December 2017
Communication Workers Union	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Payment of a campaign expenses claim outside 60 days	Offence	£500 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 29 November 2017	19 December 2017
Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance	Registered party in Northern Ireland	Failure to deliver campaign expenditure return on time for the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly Election, failure to include all invoices	Offence	2 x £200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Due for payment by 15 December 2017. Payment by instalments agreed. Payment completed 19 January 2018.	19 December 2017
Fishing for Leave	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver an accurate spending return for EU Referendum, and payment of an invoice received late	Offence	£250 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 14 November 2017	19 December 2017
WAG TV	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Payment of campaign expenses claims outside 60 days	Offence	£250 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 6 December 2017	19 December 2017
Progressive Unionist Party	Registered political party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of campaign expenditure return for the 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly Election	Offence	£250 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 28 December 2017	19 December 2017
The New Society of Worth	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 19 December 2017	19 December 2017
Socialist Equality Party	Registered party	Late delivery of notification of change of registered officer	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 21 November 2017	19 December 2017
South Belfast Unionists	Registered party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 21 November 2017	19 December 2017
The Chase Independent Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Due for payment by 26 December 2017	19 December 2017
U(niversal) Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on initial notice, on 29 November 2017	19 December 2017
European Citizens Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on initial notice, on 20 November 2017	19 December 2017
Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship"	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£1000 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 30 November 2017	21 November 2017
Al-Zebabist Nation of Ooog	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Paid on 6 November 2017	21 November 2017
National Republican and Democratic Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Due for payment by 1 December 2017	21 November 2017
Hoi Polloi	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Due for payment by 1 December 2017. Payment by instalments agreed. Payment completed on 16 April 2018.	21 November 2017
Just Political Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Due for payment by 17 November 2017. Not paid within 28 days, increased to £250. Paid on 15 December 2017	21 November 2017
English National Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 6 November 2017	21 November 2017
Jammu Kashmir	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Paid on 6 November 2017	21 November 2017
Old Swan Against The Cuts	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 27 October 2017	21 November 2017
City Independents	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on initial notice, on 23 October 2017	21 November 2017
Free Democratic Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on initial notice, on 23 October 2017	21 November 2017
Calverton First Independents	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Paid on initial notice, on 20 October 2017	21 November 2017
People First	Registered political party	Late delivery of spending return for National Assembly of Wales election 2016	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on initial notice, on 6 October 2017	21 November 2017
Independent Alliance	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Antinatalist Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Centre Democrats	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Unity Scotland - The Unity Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 2 November 2017.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Tribune	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Cynon Valley Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Newclear Outline	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Church of the Militant Elvis	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the returns late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Power to the People	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 28 September 2017.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Scottish Libertarian Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
East Lindsey Independent Group	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but the we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Independent Socialist Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party was removed from the register on 18 August 2017.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
.Libertarian Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE and 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the returns and accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Alliance Party	Registered political party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	No offence	N/A	The party delivered the accounts on time, but the required audit report was delivered after the deadline. We were however satisfied that there was a reasonable excuse. The offence in question can only be found where there is no reasonable excuse and therefore no offence was committed.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
Space Navies Party		Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE	No offence	N/A	The party delivered the reports late. We were however satisfied that there was a reasonable excuse. The offence in question can only be found where there is no reasonable excuse and therefore no offence was committed.	Closed without further action	21 November 2017
European Movement of the UK Limited	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver a complete and accurate pre-poll donation report, and failure to deliver a complete and accurate campaign expenditure return as a permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Offence	£8,750 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 9 October 2017	17 October 2017
Compass Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE and 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£1500 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Due for payment by 12 October 2017	17 October 2017
UKIP	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll report for 2017 UKPGE	Offence	£1000 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 3 October 2017	17 October 2017
Campaign for an Independent England	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Failure to deliver declaration of no spending as a permitted participant at the EU Referendum by the due date	Offence	£1000 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Due for payment by 11 October 2017. Payment by instalments agreed.	17 October 2017
Deep Earth Ecosphere Preservation Alliance	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	17 October 2017
Magna Carta Conservation Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	17 October 2017
Handforth 'Ratepayers' Association (Independents)	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	17 October 2017
War Veterans Pro-Traditional Family Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of pre-poll reports for 2017 UKPGE and 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts and weekly reports late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	17 October 2017
National Flood Prevention Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction.	Closed without further action	17 October 2017
Clydesdale and East Scotland Independents	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts, and quarterly donations report	Offence	No sanction	The party delivered the accounts late, but we were satisfied that there were mitigating factors and did not impose a sanction. The party has voluntarily deregistered.	Closed without further action	17 October 2017
Liberal Democrats	Twickenham and Richmond accounting unit	Failure to return impermissible donations within 30 days of receipt	No offence	N/A	The accounting unit received an impermissible donation with a value of £1000, but were unable to identify the donor. We accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the full value of the donation.	Voluntary forfeiture	17 October 2017
UKIP	Registered party in Northern Ireland	Failure to deliver a complete campaign expenditure return for the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly Election	Offence	£3500 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 3 August 2017	19 September 2017
British National Party	Registered political party	Failure to deliver quarterly donations and loans reports by due dates	Offence	£500 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Due for payment by 18 September 2017. Not paid within 56 days, increased to £750. Paid on 29 November 2017.	19 December 2017
Best For Our Future	Permitted participant at the EU Referendum	Payment of a campaign expenses claim outside 60 days	Offence	£250 (variable monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 7 September 2017	19 September 2017
Christian Movement for Great Britain	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on initial notice, on 29 August 2017	19 September 2017
Better for Bradford	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 21 August 2017	19 September 2017
Independent Network	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 7 September 2017	19 September 2017
Llais Gwynedd	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 3 October 2017	19 September 2017
Fancy Dress Party	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2015 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 6 October 2017	19 September 2017
Humanity	Registered political party	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case	Paid on 14 September 2017	19 September 2017
Humanity	Registered party in Northern Ireland	Late delivery of 2016 statement of accounts	Offence	£200 (fixed monetary penalty)	We considered, in accordance with the enforcement policy, that sanctions were appropriate in this case.	Paid on 26 September 2017	19 September 2017

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