A Bill to impose duties on the Electoral Commission to investigate allegations of electoral fraud and other breaches of electoral law and to act as the prosecuting authority for such offences; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
7 December 2018
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This bill would require the Electoral Commission to investigate allegations of electoral fraud and other breaches of electoral law, and would allow the Commission to prosecute such offences. In effect, it would expand the Commission’s role from regulatory oversight to becoming the prosecuting authority for electoral offences. The bill is a private member’s bill introduced by Sir Christopher Chope and is currently at the Commons’ 2nd reading stage.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. It began with a 1st reading in 2017 and had a 2nd reading in 2018; as a private member’s bill, it would still need further stages in both Houses and royal assent to become law.
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