Investigations
Detailed and complex investigations
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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 2020 - Present
Last updated on 19 May 2020.
| Subject | Investigated for | Decision | Summary of reasons(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth Labour Group (members association and unincorporated association) | Failure to provide notification of gifts to a political party exceeding £25,000. | Offence. £600 (variable monetary penalty) Paid on 18 May 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Labour for a People's Vote (members association) | Failure to deliver two donation reports within 30 days of accepting donations. | Offence. Penalties totalling £400 (2 x £200 fixed monetary penalties). Paid on 14 May 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Shropshire Party (registered political party) | Late delivery of weekly donations and transactions reports for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offences. Penalties totalling £400 (2 x £200 fixed monetary penalties). Paid on initial notice on 29 April 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| The Cynon Valley Party (registered political party) | Late submission of annual accounts (2018). | Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty) Paid 18 May 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Ulster Unionist Party (Fermanagh and South Tyrone accounting unit) | Late submission of annual accounts (2017). | Offence. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid on initial notice on 17 April 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Kingston Independent Residents Group (registered political party) | Late submission of annual accounts (2018). | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| The Commission concluded two investigations into potential failures to comply with PPERA by two Northern Ireland regulated donees, relating to donations accepted prior to 1 July 2017. The Commission made no determination of offence in either case. | |||
| Alliance European People's Party UK (registered political party) | Failure to deliver accurate quarterly transaction reports. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The party delivered inaccurate reports of loans, insofar as it reported loans that were not reportable. The Commission was satisfied this was based on the party misinterpreting the requirements, but that the issue was now resolved and no sanction was appropriate. |
| Andover Alliance (registered political party) | Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Barnet Labour Group (Members association) | Failure to deliver a donation report within 30 days of acceptance. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The association made some reports late, but the Commission was satisfied that there were mitigating factors and decided to impose no sanction. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (Berwick Upon Tweed accounting unit) | Late submission of annual accounts (2017); Failure to keep accurate financial records. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (Northumberland and Tyne & Wear accounting unit) | Late submission of annual accounts (2017) | No offence. N/A. Closed without further action. | The accounting unit was merged with others during the relevant year, and the Commission was not informed. The former accounting unit was not required to deliver accounts as its income and expenditure were not above the required threshold. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (Thurrock accounting unit) | Late submission of annual accounts (2017) | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together (registered political party) | Late submission of annual accounts (2018) | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Northamptonshire Independents (registered political party) | Late submission of annual accounts (2018) | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Nova Forte (registered political party) | Late submission of annual accounts (2018) | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
April 2018 - March 2019
| Subject | Investigated for | Decision | Summary of reasons(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Citizens Action Party
| Failure to deliver 2018 statement of accounts. | Offence. £350 (variable monetary penalty). Due for payment by 10 April 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Plaid Cymru (registered political party) | Failure to deliver accurate quarterly donations reports. | Offences. Penalties totalling £29,268. Paid 17 February 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Campaign Against Pedestrianisation of Oxford Street (registered political party) | Late delivery of 2018 statement of accounts. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Arts party (registered political party) | Late delivery of 2018 statement of accounts. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The accounts were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Mr Andy Street (regulated donee) | Failure to deliver donations reports within 30 days of acceptance of donations. | No offences. N/A. Closed without further action. | Following an investigation, the Commission was satisfied that no offences were committed. |
| Sarah Wollaston (UK Parliamentary General election candidate, December 2019) | No investigation was carried out. | No determination of offence. Voluntary forfeiture of donations. | Dr Wollaston accepted donations from 2 impermissible donors towards her Parliamentary General Election campaign, with a total value of £151.85. The Commission accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the full value of the donations. |
| Ashley Dalton (UK Parliamentary General election candidate, December 2019) | No investigation was carried out. | No determination of offence. Voluntary forfeiture of donations. | Ms Dalton accepted a donation from an impermissible donor towards her Parliamentary General Election campaign, with a total value of £100.00. The Commission accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the full value of the donation. |
| 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
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
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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 | 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. |
| 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 |