Elections: Lobbying
(asked on 13th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to bring the code of practice under the Election Act 2022 into force.
Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities received the Electoral Commission's draft code of practice for third-party campaigners on controlled expenditure, required by the Elections Act 2022, on the 19 of April 2023. In line with Section 29 of the Act, the Secretary of State is currently considering the draft code. Once approved, the code will be laid before Parliament, with or without modifications. If the draft code incorporates any such modifications, the Secretary of State will lay before Parliament a statement setting out the Secretary of State's reasons for making them.