Preparing for a UK Parliamentary General Election - 6 October 2023 Joint Conference

The roles & responsibilities of the RO & ERO 

• Roles and responsibilities of the Returning Officer (RO) 

• Performance Standards for ROs 

• Roles and responsibilities for the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) 

• Performance Standards for EROs  

Preparing Scotland for the next UKPGE and implementation of the Elections Act 2022 

• Guidance for Returning Officers administering a UK Parliamentary election 

• Key considerations for the implementation of Tranche 1 of the Elections Act 2022 (PDF) 

• Key considerations for the implementation of Tranche 2 of the Elections Act 2022 (PDF) 

• Running Electoral Registration – Scotland (updated guidance with EA 2022 transitional arrangements) 

• Registration forms and letters – Voter ID forms 

• Democratic engagement resources - Voter ID 

• Voter ID at the May 2023 local elections in England: interim analysis 

• Report on the May 2023 local elections in England 

• Overview of the Elections Act 2022 

Constituency boundary changes and implications 

• Reviews of polling districts, polling places and polling stations 

• Considerations for ROs administering a UKPGE in cross-boundary constituencies (PDF) 

• Working with the Electoral Registration Officer 

• Data protection guidance for Electoral Registration Officers and Returning Officers 

Fees, charges and funding 

• Expenses guidance notes for Returning Officers – UKPGE (not yet available) 

• Guidance on the Elections Act 2022 new burden funding and justification led bids (Electoral Integrity Programme - EIP) - available from DHLUC  

Preparing for a UKPGE – Electoral fraud and integrity 

• Guidance on preventing and detecting electoral fraud in Scotland (PDF) 

• Police pocket guide (PDF) 

• RO UKPGE guidance - Maintaining the integrity of the election 

• Identifying suspicious registration applications 

• Identifying suspicious absent vote applications 

• National Cyber Security guidance – Guidance for local authority IT teams in elections 

• Electoral fraud data 

• Electoral fraud resources: Your vote is yours alone 

• Reporting electoral fraud  

• Joint guidance on intimidation of candidates (PDF) 

• Guidance for election candidates in Scotland – Police Scotland (PDF) 

Capacity building & resilience (workshop) 

• RO UKPGE guidance – Planning for the election 

• EA bulletins – updates on key messages for electoral administrators 

• Performance Standards for ROs 

• Performance Standards for EROs 

• Template project plan for electoral administration (XLSX) 

• Template risk register for electoral administration (XLSX) 

Accessibility 

• Guidance for Returning Officers - Assistance with voting for disabled voters 

• Making your mark – design guidance for electoral administrators (PDF) 

• Designing voter materials 

• Democratic engagement resources: Voter information resources* 

And beyond the UKPGE 

• Scottish Government’s consultation on Electoral Reform  

• Findings from the Scottish Government’s consultation on Electoral Reform 2022/23