Elections: Campaigns

(asked on 1st June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on the recommendation by the Committee on Standards in Public Life Review of Intimidation in Public Life to extend electoral law requirements for an imprint on campaigning materials to electronic communications.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 7th June 2018

The Government will begin a consultation this summer which considers whether to extend the rules on imprints on printed electoral material to online electoral material.

The consultation will seek views on introducing an electronic imprint and how such a requirement could be appropriately framed.

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