The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up under statute to oversee elections, regulate political finance in the UK and who work to promote public confidence in the democratic process.
The Committee’s predecessor recommended that it “should carry out an inquiry into the role and effectiveness of the Electoral Commission.”
Witnesses Dr Jess Garland (Director of Policy and Research at Electoral Reform Society), Peter Geoghegan (Investigations Editor at openDemocracy), Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Member at House of Lords), Dave Timms (Head of Political Affairs at Friends of the Earth), Chloe Hardy (Director of Policy and Communications at Sheila McKechnie Foundation), Dr Rowan Popplewell (Policy Manager—Civic Space at Bond), and Chris Weavers (Acting Head of National Official Campaigns, Policy and Communications at NASUWT—The Teachers’ Union)
Witnesses Alan Mabbutt (Registered Treasurer and Legal Officer at Conservative Party), Scott Martin (Solicitor at Scottish National Party), Lord Tyler (Spokesperson on Political & Constitutional Reform at Liberal Democrats), Andrew Whyte (Acting Director of Governance and Legal at Labour Party), Geraint Day (Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Campaigns at Plaid Cymru), Jon Nott (Treasurer at Green Party of England and Wales), Richard Tice (Leader at Reform UK), and Amy Killen (Campaigns Manager at Women's Equality Party)