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 2021 - Present
Last updated 20 April 2021.
| Subject | Investigated for | Decision | Summary of reasons(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| British National Party (registered political party) | Late delivery of campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offence. £300 Variable Monetary Penalty. Due for payment by 6 May 2021. | A sanction was appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
April 2019 - March 2021
| Subject | Investigated for | Decision | Summary of reasons(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep Our NHS Public (publisher); Solopress Limited (printer) | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material. | Offences in case of publisher and printer. £500 Variable Monetary Penalty imposed on publisher, no sanction imposed on printer. Due for payment by 22 March 2021. | A sanction was appropriate in relation to the publisher, in line with our enforcement policy. Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed on the printer or promoter. |
| The Migrant Party (registered political party) | Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports; Failure to notify Commission of a change to the party's registered address within 28 days. | Offences and contravention of a prescribed requirement. Penalties totalling £400 (2 x £200 Fixed Monetary Penalty). Payment by instalments agreed. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall (registered political party) | Late delivery of campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offence. £200 Fixed Monetary Penalty. Paid on 26 February 2021. | A sanction was appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Scottish Green Party (registered political party) | Failure to deliver complete campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election (missing invoice). | Offence. £200 Fixed Monetary Penalty. Due for payment by 2 April 2021. | The invoice was delivered late. A sanction was appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (GB) (registered political party) | Failure to deliver complete campaign spending return for 2019 European Parliamentary Election (missing invoices); Late delivery of auditor report accompanying campaign spending return for 2019 European Parliamentary Election. | Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The auditor report and invoices were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Labour Party (registered political party) | Failure to return an impermissible donation within 30 days. | Offence. No sanction. Voluntary forfeiture. Closed without further action. | The party accepted a £6,000 donation from an impermissible donor. The Commission accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the donation for the full amount. Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Unite the Union (registered non-party campaigner) | Late delivery of 2019 European Parliamentary election spending return; Failure to include a compliant declaration with 2019 European Parliamentary election spending return. | Offences. Penalties totalling £750 (£350 and £400 variable monetary penalties). Paid on 5 February 2021. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Cllr Matt Kerr (regulated donee) | Failure to report donations within 30 days. | Offences. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid on 25 January 2021. | A sanction was appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Campaign Central Ltd (registered non-party campaigner) | Failure to deliver complete campaign spending return for 2019 European Parliamentary Election (missing invoices). | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that an offence had been committed. |
| Fair Tax Campaign Ltd (registered non-party campaigner) | Failure to deliver complete campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election (missing invoice). | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was satisfied that the missing invoice was not required to be delivered and that no offence had been committed. |
| Tactical.vote (registered non-party campaigner | Failure to deliver complete campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election (missing statement of relevant donations). | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was satisfied that the return was not required to be delivered and that no offence had been committed. |
| Independent Network (GB) (registered political party) | Failure to notify Commission of a change to the party's registered campaigns officer and registered nominating officer within 30 days. | Contraventions of a prescribed requirement. Penalties totalling £750 (£450 and £300 variable monetary penalties). Paid on 8 March 2021. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Shropshire Defend Our NHS (unregistered non-party campaigner) and Bluetree Design and Print Limited (printer) | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material. | Offence in respect of Shropshire Defend Our NHS - No sanction. No offence in respect of Bluetree Design and Print Limited – closed without further action. | Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed on Shropshire Defend Our NHS. Bluetree Design and Print Limited provided evidence of a reasonable excuse and the Commission therefore found no offence had occurred. |
| Julian Dunkerton (unregistered non-party campaigner) and Paperbox (printer) | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material. | Offences in case of promoter and printer. No sanction. Closed without further action. | Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed on either the promoter or printer of the material. |
| Keep Our St Heliers Hospital (unregistered non-party campaigner) and Leaflet Frog Ltd (printer) | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material. | Offences in case of publisher and printer. No sanction. Closed without further action. | Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed on either the promoter or printer of the material. |
| 3rd Party Ltd (registered non-party campaigner) | Late delivery of statement of relevant donations for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The statement of relevant donations was delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Labour Party (registered political party) | Failure to deliver accurate quarterly donations report. | No offence (reasonable excuse). Closed without further action. | The return delivered was inaccurate however the party provided evidence of a reasonable excuse and the Commission therefore found that no offence had been committed. |
| Greenpeace Limited (registered non-party campaigner) | Late delivery of campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election; Failure to deliver complete campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election (missing invoices). | No offence (reasonable excuse). Closed without further action. | The return was delivered late. Two invoices were also not included with the return and a further invoice was incomplete when delivered. However the organisation provided evidence of a reasonable excuse and the Commission therefore found that no offence had been committed. |
| Labour Party (registered political party) | Failure to deliver accurate quarterly transactions reports. | Offences. Penalties totalling £2,750 (£1,000, £250, £750, £500, £250 variable monetary penalties). Paid on 16 December 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Momentum Campaign Services (Ltd) (authorised non-party campaigner) | Failure to return impermissible donations within 30 days. | Offences. No sanctions. Closed without further action. | The organisation accepted donations totalling £3,500 from two impermissible donors. The donations were returned to the donors outside the 30 days required by law. Mitigating factors meant that no sanctions were imposed. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (Walsall South accounting unit) | Failure to return impermissible donations within 30 days. | Offences. No sanctions. Voluntary forfeiture. Closed without further action. | The accounting unit accepted donations totalling £2,500 from an impermissible donor. The Commission accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the donations for the full amount. Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. The accounting unit has now been deregistered. |
| Scientists for EU (authorised non-party campaigner) | Failure to deliver accurate campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was not satisfied that an offence had been committed beyond reasonable doubt. |
| Working 4 UK Ltd (authorised non-party campaigner) | Failure to deliver accurate campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | No offence. Closed without further action. | One invoice appeared to be missing from the return but the Commission was not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that an offence had been committed. |
Burnley and Padiham Independent Party | Failure to deliver as required weekly donations and transactions reports at 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offences. Penalties totalling £400 (2 x £200 fixed monetary penalties) Paid on 1 December 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Independent Network (GB) (registered political party) | Late delivery of campaign expenditure return for 2019 European Parliament Election; Failure to deliver a compliant declaration as to notional expenses; Late delivery of campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offences. No sanctions. Closed without further action. | The returns were delivered late and a compliant declaration was later delivered. Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| The Citizens Movement Party UK (registered political party) | Late delivery of campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The return was delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Sinn Féin (registered political party) | Failure to deliver accurate campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The return did not include one of the required invoices although this was later provided. Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| I'm with Corbyn North Wales (unregistered non-party campaigner), Donna Jones (promoter) | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material at 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was satisfied that a complete imprint was included on the campaign material and that no offence had therefore been committed. |
| Rhyl People's Assembly (unregistered non-party campaigner) | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material at 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | No determination of offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was satisfied that the campaign material was not produced by, or at the direction of, the non-party campaigner. |
| Parent's Choice (registered non-party campaigner) | Failure to deliver accurate campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | No determination of offence. Closed without further action. | The return did not include all of the required invoices, but there may have been a reasonable excuse for the omissions which would have required further investigation to establish. Taking into account all of the circumstances however, the Commission did not consider it proportionate to investigate further as to whether a reasonable excuse existed. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (GB) (registered political party) | Failure to return a donation from an impermissible donor within 30 days of receiving it. | Offence. No sanction. Voluntary forfeiture. Closed without further action. | The party accepted a £3,000 donation from an impermissible donor. The Commission accepted the voluntary forfeiture of the full value of the donation. Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Keep Penrith Special (non-party campaigners, promoter and publisher) Penrith Posters Ltd (printer) | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material. | Offence in respect of Keep Penrith Special - No sanction. No determination of offence in respect of Penrith Posters Ltd – closed without further action. | Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed on Keep Penrith Special. No determination of offence was made in respect of Penrith Posters Ltd. |
| Communities United Party (registered political party) | Failure to deliver campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the party failed to deliver the campaign spending return. |
| Independent Group for Change (registered political party) | Failure to deliver accurate campaign spending return for 2019 European Parliamentary Elections. | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was satisfied that the party did deliver an accurate campaign spending return and that no offence was committed. The party has since been voluntarily deregistered. |
| Lincolnshire Independents, Lincolnshire First (registered political party) | Late delivery of campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | No determination of offence. Closed without further action. | The return was delivered late, however the Commission made no determination of offence in respect of the failure. |
| Scottish Green Party (registered political party) | Failure to deliver accurate quarterly donations reports. | Offences. Penalties totalling £5,349.75 (7 x variable monetary penalties). Paid on 24 September 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (GB) (registered political party) | Failure to deliver accurate quarterly donations reports. | Offences. Penalties totalling £4,400 (£3,600, £550 and £250 variable monetary penalties). Paid on 22 September 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Ian Paisley MP (registered donee) | Failure to return donations from impermissible donors within 30 days of receiving them. | Offences. Penalties totalling £1,300 (£650 and £650 variable monetary penalty). Paid on 8 October 2020. | Mr Paisley accepted two donations totalling £2,600 from two impermissible donors. Mr Paisley agreed to return the donations to each donor and has done so. Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| The Brexit Party (registered political party) | Failure to deliver an accurate quarterly donations report. | Offence. £200 fixed monetary penalty. Paid on Initial Notice on 24 August 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| British Resistance (registered political party) | Late delivery 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. |
| Matt Hancock MP (registered donee) | Failure to return a donation from an impermissible donor within 30 days of receiving it. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | Mr Hanock accepted a £1,000 donation from an impermissible donor. He returned the donation to the donor outside the 30 day period required by law. Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Veterans and People's Party (GB) (registered political party) | Late delivery of weekly donations and transactions reports for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offence. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The reports were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Liberal Democrats (London accounting unit) | Failure to return a donation from an impermissible donor within 30 days of receiving it. | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission is satisfied that the accounting unit did not accept a donation from an impermissible donor. |
| Prosper UK (registered political party) | Failure to deliver quarterly donations and transactions reports. | No determination of offence. Closed without further action. | No determination of offence was made in respect of the offence in this case. The party has now been voluntarily deregistered. |
| Green Party (GB) (registered political party) | Failure to deliver accurate quarterly donations report; Late delivery of quarterly transactions report. | Offences. Penalties totalling £1,950 (£800 and £1,150 variable monetary penalties). Paid on 23 July 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Manchester 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. | Offences. £1,800 (variable monetary penalty). Paid on 21 August 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Compass (registered political party) | Failure to notify Commission of a change to the party's registered leader. | Contravention of a prescribed requirement. £700 (variable monetary penalty). Due for payment by 21 August 2020. Unpaid after 56 days. Penalty increased to £1,050. Paid 29 October 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| John Stevenson MP (regulated donee) | Failure to return a donation from an impermissible donor within 30 days. | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was satisfied that Mr Stevenson did not accept a donation from an impermissible donor. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (GB) (registered political party) | Failure to return a donation from an impermissible donor within 30 days. | No offence. Closed without further action. | The Commission was satisfied that the party did not accept a donation from an impermissible donor. |
| Renew (registered political party) | Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactions reports; Late delivery of weekly donations and transactions reports for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election; Failure to deliver annual accounts (2018); Failure to notify Commission of a change to the party's registered treasurer by due date. | Offences and contraventions of a prescribed requirement. Penalties totalling £5,580.00 (10 x variable monetary penalties). Paid 20 July 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Duma Polska = Polish Pride (registered political party) | Late submission of annual accounts (2018); Late delivery of quarterly donations and transactons reports. | Offences. £400 (variable monetary penalty). Paid on 27 July 2020. | Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed for the late delivery of the quarterly reports. A sanction was imposed for the late delivery of the annual accounts in line with our enforcement policy. The party was voluntarily deregistered on 2 October 2019. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (registered political party) | Failure to notify Commission of a change to the registered treasurer of the accounting unit by due date. | Contravention of a prescribed requirement. £300 (variable monetary penalty). Paid on 20 July 2020. | The party failed to notify the Commission of a change to the registered treasurer of its East Lothian accounting unit by the due date. Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| North East Party (registered political party) | Late delivery of weekly donations and transactions reports for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offences. £200 (fixed monetary penalty). Paid on Initial Notice on 10 June 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Dr John Lister (promoter), Health Campaigns Together (registered non-party campaigner) and Reach Printing Services Limited (printer) | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material at 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offences. £200 (fixed monetary penalty) in respect of Dr Lister. Paid on initial notice on 29 June 2020. | Mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed on Health Campaigns Together and Reach Printing Services Limited. Sanctions were appropriate in respect of Dr Lister in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Church of the Militant Elvis party (registered political party) | Late delivery of campaign spending return for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | No offence. N/A. Closed without further action. | The return was delivered late, however the investigation concluded that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure identified. |
| Liberal Democrats (registered political party) | Failing to return a donation from an impermissible donor within 30 days. | No offence. N/A. No forfeiture sought. Closed without further action. | The party's Haringey Borough accounting unit accepted a £565 donation from an impermissible donor. However, the party took all reasonable steps to verify the donor’s permissibility and a defence was made out. Forfeiture of the full amount of the donation was also not appropriate in this case because the donor was eligible to be on an electoral register at the time the donation was accepted. |
| Plaid Cymru (registered political party) | Failure to notify Commission of a change to the registered treasurer and registered second officer of an accounting unit by due date. | Contraventions of prescribed requirements. Penalties totalling £750 (2 x £375 variable monetary penalties). Paid on 16 June 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| English National Party (registered political party) | Late delivery of annual accounts (2018). | Offence. £350 (variable monetary penalty). Due for payment by 8 July 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Scottish Unionist Association Trust (unincorporated association / members association) | Failure to report a donation by the required deadline. | Offence. £300 (variable monetary penalty). Paid on 9 June 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Stand up to Racism (Non-party campaigner) | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material at 2019 Newport West Parliamentary by-election. | Offence. £300 (variable monetary penalty). Paid on 25 May 2020. | Sanctions were appropriate in this case, in line with our enforcement policy. |
| Conservative and Unionist Party (North Ayrshire and Arran accounting unit) | Late delivery 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. |
| Aontú (registered political party) | Late delivery of weekly donations and transactions reports for 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | Offences. No sanction. Closed without further action. | The reports were delivered late, but mitigating factors meant that no sanction was imposed. |
| Ecotricity Group Limited, Mr Dale Vince and CR Signs (Stroud) Limited | Failure to include valid imprint on campaign material at 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election. | No offence / no determination of offence. N/A. Closed without further action. | No offence was found in respect of Mr Vince. No determination of offence was made in respect of Ecotricity Group Limited and CR Signs (Stroud) Limited. This was due to matters having previously been addressed by the police by way of advice given. |
| 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. |
| Subject | Investigated for | Decision | Summary of reasons(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Citizens Action Party
| Failure to deliver 2018 statement of accounts. | Offence. £350 (variable monetary penalty). Paid 21 October 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). Paid 24 January 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. |
