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Latest changes – policing elections

Date Category Guidance Changes
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

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Replaced out of date NPCC pre election guidance with new guidance.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 Key roles and planning

Updated key contacts.

Policing elections Key roles and planning

Minor amend to candidate and campaigners.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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