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Latest changes – policing elections

Date Category Guidance Changes
Policing elections Policing elections reference material

Following reference added: 

  • City of London Police (2024) Election crime video forces. 

    The following link was included - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzw5Vs9keMY

Policing elections Policing elections reference material

12.4.24 - the following references have been amended:

  • two NPCC pre election references (2019 and 2020) replaced with ‘NPCC (2024) Pre-election Guidance’ 
  • reference to the 'joint guidance for candidates in elections' replaced with the reference to 'Responding to intimidating behaviour in elections and public office: a CPS guide' 
  • reference and link to ‘When it goes too far’ with reference to ‘Security guidance relevant to candidates and campaigners’  
Policing elections Investigating electoral malpractice

Distinguished between imprints for digital material and imprints for printed material. Incorporated links to Electoral Commission statutory guidance on these. Links also added to Elections Act 2022. Content added to 'Undue influence' section, with links to legislation. Added Note to investigating 'Undue influence' section. Added section on 'Ballot secrecy' with links to Ballot Secrecy Act 2023.

Policing elections Policing elections reference material

Updated broken link to 'Electoral Commission (2015) Code of conduct for campaigners: postal voting, proxy voting and polling station' with link to Code of conduct for campaigners – reserved code from January 2023.

Policing elections Investigating electoral malpractice

Removed contact list for the electoral commission.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Removed incorrect links to contact details for the electoral commission.

Policing elections Investigating electoral malpractice

Text added to section on Complexity of the allegation. Minor text edits also made to section on Imprints. 

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Operation Bridger single point of contact (SPOC) section added (after ‘Senior investigating officer’ and before ‘Electoral registration officer).

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Add a new sentence under bullet point list for SPoCs.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Delete text box re COVID-19 advice at top of page.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Updated joint guidance - candidates and campaigners.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Link added to direct readers to COVID-19 guidance.

Policing elections Policing elections reference material

Updated joint guidance - candidates and campaigners.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Error in the link for Key contacts fixed.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Updated key contacts added.

Policing elections Policing elections reference material

Updated key contacts added.

Policing elections Policing elections reference material

Replaced out of date NPCC pre election guidance with new guidance.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Updated key contacts and Welsh version of the APP.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Minor amend to candidate and campaigners.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Updated key contacts.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Updated associated reference material in Welsh.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Updated joint guidance - candidates and campaigners.

Policing elections Policing elections reference material

Updated joint guidance - candidates and campaigners.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Amended pre-election period guidance.

Policing elections Policing elections reference material

Amended pre-election period guidance.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

New pre-election period guidance document added plus removal of reference to March 2015.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Text added to product link to new products in relation to candidates and campaigners.

Policing elections Policing elections reference material

New pre-election period guidance.

Policing elections Core principles and legislation

Link added to Joint Guidance for Candidates.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Link added to harassment guidance - When it goes too far.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Link added to updated Welsh translation.

Policing elections Core principles and legislation

Changes to core principles.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Changes to key roles.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Additional links updated to direct reader to latest Key contacts.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Update to key contacts and link added to guidance around Anonymous Registration.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

New terminology - Political Finance and Regulation Directorate.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Amends to maintain currency in electoral process.

Policing elections Investigating electoral malpractice

Changes to 4.1.7 and 4.1.8 to reflect currency.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Update to MoU.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Various updates.

Policing elections Investigating electoral malpractice

Various updates.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Various updates.

Policing elections Policing elections reference material

Addition of a link to NPCC (2015) Pre Election Guidance for Interaction with Police and Crime Commissioner Candidates – Conduct during Pre-Election Period.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Correcting inaccuracies - changes throughout area.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Minor content changes.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Update of a link from 2013 Code of conduct for campaigners: postal voting, proxy voting and polling stations to 2015 version.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Update of a link from 2010 Pre Election Protocol to 2015 Pre Election Guidance.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Addition of links and minor changes.

Policing elections Policing elections - Guidance overview

Addition of link to Welsh translation of the APP.

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