Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2009

Part 57 The Electoral Commission, 2009–10

Table of —

(a) the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;

(b) the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c) limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for Resources	Net Resources authorised for use	Grants out of the Consolidated Fund	Operating Appropriations in Aid	Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
	£	£	£	£
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION		23,395,000		0
1. The Electoral Commission	23,468,000		18,000
Planning for and carrying out the functions and duties imposed on it by, or by virtue of, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Electoral Administration Act 2006, the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005 and the Government of Wales Act 2006 and other relevant enactments: these functions and duties include the registration of political parties, recognised third parties and permitted participants; regulation and reporting of the income and expenditure of political parties, candidates, third parties and permitted participants; making grants to eligible parties for policy development; reviewing and advising on the administration and law of elections and encouraging best practice; providing guidance, and reporting, on the conduct of elections and referendums; determining standards of performance for those administering electoral registration, elections and referendums, and collecting information in relation to those standards and to expenditure on elections etc.; conducting certain referendums; promoting participation in and increased understanding of the democratic process; undertaking boundary, structural and other reviews of local authority areas in England; and associated administration and non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2009–10	23,468,000	23,395,000	18,000	0