2009 No. 1077

Representation Of The People

The European Parliamentary Elections (Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (England, Wales and Gibraltar) Order 2009

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 15(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 20041, makes the following Order with the consent of the Treasury2:

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (England, Wales and Gibraltar) Order 2009 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2

This Order extends to England, Wales and Gibraltar.

3

In this Order “the 2004 Regulations” means the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004.

Revocation2

The European Parliamentary Elections (Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 20043 is revoked.

Overall maximum recoverable amount3

The overall maximum recoverable amount for each local counting area is listed in column 4 of the table in the Schedule (“overall maximum recoverable amount”).

Maximum recoverable amount for specified services

4

The total of the charges recoverable by a local returning officer in respect of the services of the description specified in article 5 shall not exceed the amount listed for each local counting area in column 2 of the table in the Schedule (“maximum recoverable amount for the specified services”).

5

The specified services are—

a

conducting the election;

b

discharging the local returning officer’s duties at the election; and

c

making arrangements for the election.

Maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses

6

The total of the charges recoverable by a local returning officer in respect of the expenses of the description specified in article 7 shall not exceed the amount listed for each local counting area in column 3 of the table in the Schedule (“maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses”).

7

The specified expenses are—

a

the appointment and payment of persons to assist the local returning officer;

b

travel and overnight subsistence for the local returning officer and any person appointed to assist the local returning officer;

c

printing or otherwise producing the ballot papers;

d

printing, producing or purchasing postal vote stationery;

e

printing or otherwise producing and arranging for the delivery of poll cards;

f

printing or otherwise producing and, where appropriate, publishing notices and any other documents required by the 2004 Regulations;

g

renting, heating, lighting, cleaning, adapting or restoring any building or room;

h

providing and transporting equipment;

i

providing security, including secure storage of ballot boxes, ballot papers and verification documents between polling day and the count;

j

conducting the verification and the count;

k

providing training; and

l

providing stationery and meeting postage, telephone, printing, translation and banking costs and the costs of other miscellaneous items.

Overall maximum recoverable amount at an uncontested election8

At an uncontested election—

a

articles 3 to 7 above do not apply; and

b

the overall maximum recoverable amount for each local counting area is £1,750.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

David HansonMinister of StateMinistry of Justice

We consent to this Order

Frank RoyTony CunninghamTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

SCHEDULEOverall maximum recoverable amounts and maximum recoverable amounts for the specified services and the specified expenses for local counting areas

Regulations 3, 4 and 6

1

Local counting area

2

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified services

3

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses

4

Overall maximum recoverable amount

East Midlands

Amber Valley

£5,022

£109,408

£114,430

Ashfield

£4,756

£101,778

£106,534

Bassetlaw

£4,525

£118,686

£123,211

Blaby

£3,776

£66,644

£70,420

Bolsover

£3,110

£65,229

£68,339

Boston

£2,494

£54,768

£57,262

Broxtowe

£4,358

£99,255

£103,613

Charnwood

£6,697

£105,614

£112,311

Chesterfield

£4,191

£86,456

£90,647

Corby

£2,225

£50,252

£52,477

Daventry

£3,108

£75,458

£78,566

Derby

£8,308

£241,670

£249,978

Derbyshire Dales

£2,957

£92,264

£95,221

East Lindsey

£5,652

£139,698

£145,350

East Northamptonshire

£3,393

£89,570

£92,963

Erewash

£4,397

£90,090

£94,487

Gedling

£4,526

£91,908

£96,434

Harborough

£3,354

£76,677

£80,031

High Peak

£3,727

£93,327

£97,054

Hinckley and Bosworth

£4,326

£81,320

£85,646

Kettering

£3,652

£85,529

£89,181

Leicester

£10,538

£318,442

£328,980

Lincoln

£3,326

£73,774

£77,100

Mansfield

£4,233

£84,612

£88,845

Melton

£1,993

£56,513

£58,506

Newark and Sherwood

£4,466

£119,156

£123,622

North East Derbyshire

£4,079

£90,340

£94,419

North Kesteven

£4,235

£107,800

£112,035

North West Leicestershire

£3,766

£79,046

£82,812

Northampton

£7,862

£168,574

£176,436

Nottingham

£8,940

£306,063

£315,003

Oadby and Wigston

£2,376

£39,165

£41,541

Rushcliffe

£4,370

£110,314

£114,684

Rutland

£1,334

£66,517

£67,851

South Derbyshire

£3,623

£82,014

£85,637

South Holland

£3,580

£73,143

£76,723

South Kesteven

£5,320

£120,969

£126,289

South Northamptonshire

£3,411

£87,609

£91,020

Wellingborough

£2,865

£63,067

£65,932

West Lindsey

£3,667

£101,575

£105,242

East of England

Babergh

£3,647

£89,933

£93,580

Basildon

£6,809

£116,746

£123,555

Bedford

£5,971

£138,915

£144,886

Braintree

£5,626

£127,179

£132,805

Breckland

£5,058

£115,318

£120,376

Brentwood

£2,836

£66,535

£69,371

Broadland

£5,044

£94,018

£99,062

Broxbourne

£3,576

£67,014

£70,590

Cambridge

£4,482

£71,064

£75,546

Castle Point

£3,639

£58,108

£61,747

Central Bedfordshire

£9,980

£213,487

£223,467

Chelmsford

£6,598

£112,198

£118,796

Colchester

£6,490

£131,935

£138,425

Dacorum

£5,576

£112,634

£118,210

East Cambridgeshire

£3,171

£69,590

£72,761

East Hertfordshire

£5,373

£120,766

£126,139

Epping Forest

£5,022

£106,574

£111,596

Fenland

£3,674

£66,991

£70,665

Forest Heath

£1,861

£44,514

£46,375

Great Yarmouth

£3,738

£67,095

£70,833

Harlow

£3,138

£47,502

£50,640

Hertsmere

£3,811

£85,577

£89,388

Huntingdonshire

£6,366

£125,298

£131,664

Ipswich

£4,939

£99,211

£104,150

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

£6,041

£129,791

£135,832

Luton

£6,574

£204,666

£211,240

Maldon

£2,494

£53,250

£55,744

Mid Suffolk

£3,867

£99,794

£103,661

North Hertfordshire

£5,047

£104,836

£109,883

North Norfolk

£4,312

£119,966

£124,278

Norwich

£5,175

£99,735

£104,910

Peterborough

£5,368

£195,407

£200,775

Rochford

£3,368

£65,969

£69,337

South Cambridgeshire

£5,531

£123,216

£128,747

South Norfolk

£4,871

£118,834

£123,705

Southend-on-Sea

£5,858

£194,585

£200,443

St Albans

£5,308

£100,837

£106,145

St Edmundsbury

£4,102

£103,357

£107,459

Stevenage

£3,092

£69,193

£72,285

Suffolk Coastal

£5,034

£120,732

£125,766

Tendring

£5,720

£116,157

£121,877

Three Rivers

£3,414

£82,754

£86,168

Thurrock

£5,255

£184,052

£189,307

Uttlesford

£3,028

£76,583

£79,611

Watford

£3,346

£69,545

£72,891

Waveney

£4,759

£95,953

£100,712

Welwyn Hatfield

£3,972

£72,806

£76,778

London

Barking and Dagenham

£5,705

£247,814

£253,519

Barnet

£10,783

£435,400

£446,183

Bexley

£8,264

£308,854

£317,118

Brent

£9,410

£390,019

£399,429

Bromley

£11,185

£452,354

£463,539

Camden

£6,986

£230,932

£237,918

City of London

£1,250

£26,880

£28,130

Croydon

£11,752

£421,998

£433,750

Ealing

£10,723

£424,789

£435,512

Enfield

£9,700

£329,775

£339,475

Greenwich

£7,927

£315,215

£323,142

Hackney

£6,759

£254,133

£260,892

Hammersmith and Fulham

£5,762

£229,379

£235,141

Haringey

£7,663

£277,162

£284,825

Harrow

£7,973

£308,149

£316,122

Havering

£8,621

£335,210

£343,831

Hillingdon

£9,027

£364,403

£373,430

Hounslow

£8,168

£299,749

£307,917

Islington

£6,281

£230,055

£236,336

Kensington and Chelsea

£4,897

£217,470

£222,367

Kingston upon Thames

£5,281

£176,588

£181,869

Lambeth

£9,605

£328,786

£338,391

Lewisham

£8,553

£313,286

£321,839

Merton

£6,657

£268,529

£275,186

Newham

£8,970

£324,299

£333,269

Redbridge

£9,022

£333,407

£342,429

Richmond upon Thames

£6,256

£239,201

£245,457

Southwark

£9,096

£320,073

£329,169

Sutton

£6,377

£257,227

£263,604

Tower Hamlets

£7,240

£295,748

£302,988

Waltham Forest

£8,176

£318,547

£326,723

Wandsworth

£10,524

£411,721

£422,245

Westminster

£6,826

£265,819

£272,645

North East

County Durham

£18,720

£902,386

£921,106

Darlington

£3,783

£176,645

£180,428

Gateshead

£7,079

£327,368

£334,447

Hartlepool

£3,632

£80,662

£84,294

Middlesborough

£4,850

£166,799

£171,649

Newcastle upon Tyne

£9,132

£416,099

£425,231

North Tyneside

£8,108

£196,167

£204,275

Northumberland

£11,732

£578,472

£590,204

Redcar and Cleveland

£4,983

£183,195

£188,178

South Tyneside

£5,481

£307,342

£312,823

Stockton-on-Tees

£6,725

£294,038

£300,763

Sunderland

£10,102

£394,245

£404,347

North West

Allerdale

£3,881

£117,585

£121,466

Barrow-in-Furness

£2,791

£50,796

£53,587

Blackburn with Darwen

£4,876

£203,564

£208,440

Blackpool

£5,403

£199,233

£204,636

Bolton

£9,560

£312,712

£322,272

Burnley

£3,500

£70,642

£74,142

Bury

£6,739

£248,178

£254,917

Carlisle

£4,363

£122,171

£126,534

Cheshire East

£13,466

£534,573

£548,039

Cheshire West and Chester

£11,963

£456,773

£468,736

Chorley

£4,142

£102,902

£107,044

Copeland

£2,910

£83,987

£86,897

Eden

£2,186

£76,232

£78,418

Fylde

£3,194

£66,421

£69,615

Halton

£4,390

£162,472

£166,862

Hyndburn

£3,087

£72,307

£75,394

Knowsley

£5,281

£189,078

£194,359

Lancaster

£5,587

£115,839

£121,426

Liverpool

£15,500

£502,945

£518,445

Manchester

£16,046

£534,224

£550,270

Oldham

£7,544

£270,144

£277,688

Pendle

£3,485

£77,773

£81,258

Preston

£5,196

£107,063

£112,259

Ribble Valley

£2,333

£59,839

£62,172

Rochdale

£7,473

£241,603

£249,076

Rossendale

£2,715

£61,106

£63,821

Salford

£7,864

£319,642

£327,506

Sefton

£9,827

£312,504

£322,331

South Lakeland

£4,380

£116,241

£120,621

South Ribble

£4,486

£92,828

£97,314

St Helens

£6,539

£252,707

£259,246

Stockport

£10,402

£374,775

£385,177

Tameside

£7,759

£295,055

£302,814

Trafford

£7,882

£313,654

£321,536

Warrington

£7,228

£285,190

£292,418

West Lancashire

£4,561

£114,739

£119,300

Wigan

£11,109

£381,378

£392,487

Wirral

£11,560

£356,174

£367,734

Wyre

£4,500

£103,637

£108,137

South East

Adur

£2,486

£45,710

£48,196

Arun

£6,013

£108,411

£114,424

Ashford

£4,472

£102,516

£106,988

Aylesbury Vale

£6,744

£139,029

£145,773

Basingstoke and Deane

£6,245

£139,604

£145,849

Bracknell Forest

£3,906

£126,421

£130,327

Brighton and Hove

£9,336

£300,231

£309,567

Canterbury

£5,466

£99,399

£104,865

Cherwell

£5,442

£120,735

£126,177

Chichester

£4,637

£96,708

£101,345

Chiltern

£3,674

£71,069

£74,743

Crawley

£3,871

£70,311

£74,182

Dartford

£3,642

£85,270

£88,912

Dover

£4,356

£83,026

£87,382

East Hampshire

£4,620

£88,291

£92,911

Eastbourne

£3,842

£65,086

£68,928

Eastleigh

£4,893

£91,917

£96,810

Elmbridge

£4,819

£93,597

£98,416

Epsom and Ewell

£2,855

£56,853

£59,708

Fareham

£4,557

£85,498

£90,055

Gosport

£3,195

£58,883

£62,078

Gravesham

£3,697

£66,445

£70,142

Guildford

£5,317

£103,537

£108,854

Hart

£3,607

£63,033

£66,640

Hastings

£3,244

£56,283

£59,527

Havant

£4,851

£80,105

£84,956

Horsham

£5,234

£95,692

£100,926

Isle of Wight

£5,783

£101,081

£106,864

Lewes

£3,849

£87,373

£91,222

Maidstone

£5,889

£112,446

£118,335

Medway

£8,598

£250,075

£258,673

Mid Sussex

£5,329

£94,672

£100,001

Milton Keynes

£8,010

£295,306

£303,316

Mole Valley

£3,409

£82,931

£86,340

New Forest

£7,357

£135,954

£143,311

Oxford

£5,576

£99,701

£105,277

Portsmouth

£6,401

£194,970

£201,371

Reading

£5,092

£171,016

£176,108

Reigate and Banstead

£5,228

£99,608

£104,836

Rother

£3,638

£79,603

£83,241

Runnymede

£3,000

£56,996

£59,996

Rushmoor

£3,274

£58,896

£62,170

Sevenoaks

£4,548

£110,759

£115,307

Shepway

£3,916

£77,358

£81,274

Slough

£3,932

£146,575

£150,507

South Bucks

£2,582

£59,284

£61,866

South Oxfordshire

£5,303

£109,599

£114,902

Southampton

£8,149

£254,921

£263,070

Spelthorne

£3,777

£89,424

£93,201

Surrey Heath

£3,300

£54,961

£58,261

Swale

£5,024

£92,080

£97,104

Tandridge

£3,170

£59,669

£62,839

Test Valley

£4,596

£115,874

£120,470

Thanet

£5,097

£82,451

£87,548

Tonbridge and Malling

£4,534

£84,366

£88,900

Tunbridge Wells

£4,160

£76,216

£80,376

Vale of White Horse

£4,822

£109,719

£114,541

Waverley

£4,720

£99,205

£103,925

Wealden

£6,027

£116,121

£122,148

West Berkshire

£5,492

£243,570

£249,062

West Oxfordshire

£4,098

£91,480

£95,578

Winchester

£4,614

£98,563

£103,177

Windsor and Maidenhead

£4,877

£175,898

£180,775

Woking

£3,683

£70,529

£74,212

Wokingham

£5,572

£199,743

£205,315

Worthing

£4,138

£72,309

£76,447

Wycombe

£6,449

£113,532

£119,981

South West

Bath and North East Somerset

£6,403

£237,426

£243,829

Bournemouth

£6,113

£189,714

£195,827

Bristol, City of

£16,130

£313,798

£329,928

Cheltenham

£4,664

£84,918

£89,582

Christchurch

£2,012

£42,545

£44,557

Cornwall

£21,490

£484,890

£506,380

Cotswold

£3,496

£105,109

£108,605

East Devon

£5,517

£122,770

£128,287

East Dorset

£3,740

£74,473

£78,213

Exeter

£4,442

£82,548

£86,990

Forest of Dean

£3,417

£80,112

£83,529

Gibraltar

£1,250

£48,750

£50,000

Gloucester

£4,521

£91,893

£96,414

Isles of Scilly

£1,250

£10,429

£11,679

Mendip

£4,359

£109,547

£113,906

Mid Devon

£3,115

£87,334

£90,449

North Devon

£3,894

£99,124

£103,018

North Dorset

£2,685

£64,164

£66,849

North Somerset

£7,396

£264,215

£271,611

Plymouth

£8,707

£332,875

£341,582

Poole

£5,407

£210,893

£216,300

Purbeck

£1,889

£47,574

£49,463

Sedgemoor

£4,565

£98,746

£103,311

South Gloucestershire

£9,477

£347,799

£357,276

South Hams

£3,575

£90,840

£94,415

South Somerset

£6,647

£161,525

£168,172

Stroud

£4,589

£109,744

£114,333

Swindon

£7,228

£196,008

£203,236

Taunton Deane

£4,298

£95,381

£99,679

Teignbridge

£5,290

£110,517

£115,807

Tewkesbury

£3,291

£70,433

£73,724

Torbay

£5,014

£167,990

£173,004

Torridge

£2,611

£71,528

£74,139

West Devon

£2,108

£66,352

£68,460

West Dorset

£4,165

£109,649

£113,814

West Somerset

£1,472

£44,589

£46,061

Weymouth and Portland

£2,678

£51,980

£54,658

Wiltshire

£18,027

£393,370

£411,397

Wales

Aberavon

£2,476

£131,888

£134,364

Alyn and Deeside

£2,874

£97,014

£99,888

Blaenau Gwent

£2,541

£147,044

£149,585

Brecon and Radnorshire

£2,630

£149,983

£152,613

Bridgend

£2,963

£100,774

£103,737

Caernarfon

£2,146

£123,195

£125,341

Caerphilly

£2,986

£132,454

£135,440

Cardiff Central

£2,886

£115,915

£118,801

Cardiff North

£3,106

£139,425

£142,531

Cardiff South and Penarth

£3,144

£135,967

£139,111

Cardiff West

£3,051

£129,654

£132,705

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

£2,522

£145,892

£148,414

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

£2,733

£125,439

£128,172

Ceredigion

£2,640

£125,646

£128,286

Clwyd South

£2,597

£125,802

£128,399

Clwyd West

£2,742

£117,251

£119,993

Conwy

£2,555

£93,714

£96,269

Cynon Valley

£2,219

£94,769

£96,988

Delyn

£2,541

£106,631

£109,172

Gower

£2,942

£120,448

£123,390

Islwyn

£2,642

£119,847

£122,489

Llanelli

£2,691

£133,803

£136,494

Meirionnydd Nant Conwy

£1,568

£88,297

£89,865

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

£2,619

£132,208

£134,827

Monmouth

£3,012

£158,019

£161,031

Montgomeryshire

£2,228

£111,861

£114,089

Neath

£2,791

£140,987

£143,778

Newport East

£2,556

£123,046

£125,602

Newport West

£2,856

£138,520

£141,376

Ogmore

£2,721

£111,982

£114,703

Pontypridd

£3,179

£134,665

£137,844

Preseli Pembrokeshire

£2,718

£129,480

£132,198

Rhondda

£2,491

£114,647

£117,138

Swansea East

£2,827

£121,148

£123,975

Swansea West

£2,881

£112,471

£115,352

Torfaen

£2,958

£138,728

£141,686

Vale of Clwyd

£2,657

£97,015

£99,672

Vale of Glamorgan

£3,328

£163,369

£166,697

Wrexham

£2,417

£89,548

£91,965

Ynys Mon

£2,473

£116,861

£119,334

West Midlands

Birmingham

£34,491

£1,088,290

£1,122,781

Bromsgrove

£3,835

£74,739

£78,574

Cannock Chase

£3,919

£89,520

£93,439

Coventry

£10,443

£373,591

£384,034

Dudley

£11,514

£402,044

£413,558

East Staffordshire

£4,422

£105,167

£109,589

Herefordshire

£6,632

£293,990

£300,622

Lichfield

£4,078

£104,186

£108,264

Malvern Hills

£3,079

£80,230

£83,309

Newcastle-under-Lyme

£5,090

£101,173

£106,263

North Warwickshire

£2,598

£61,389

£63,987

Nuneaton and Bedworth

£4,737

£92,939

£97,676

Redditch

£3,273

£61,791

£65,064

Rugby

£3,809

£89,595

£93,404

Sandwell

£10,453

£390,470

£400,923

Shropshire

£12,062

£288,919

£300,981

Solihull

£7,412

£207,099

£214,511

South Staffordshire

£4,447

£90,894

£95,341

Stafford

£5,068

£129,453

£134,521

Staffordshire Moorlands

£4,084

£96,045

£100,129

Stoke-on-Trent

£9,816

£193,189

£203,005

Stratford-on-Avon

£4,890

£130,184

£135,074

Tamworth

£2,990

£65,080

£68,070

Telford and Wrekin

£5,742

£237,753

£243,495

Walsall

£8,983

£322,322

£331,305

Warwick

£5,122

£120,841

£125,963

Wolverhampton

£8,527

£394,685

£403,212

Worcester

£3,843

£84,062

£87,905

Wychavon

£4,781

£117,622

£122,403

Wyre Forest

£4,000

£79,577

£83,577

Yorkshire and the Humber

Barnsley

£8,292

£329,703

£337,995

Bradford

£15,905

£574,525

£590,430

Calderdale

£6,941

£288,214

£295,155

Craven

£2,317

£61,508

£63,825

Doncaster

£11,315

£262,658

£273,973

East Riding of Yorkshire

£12,564

£502,978

£515,542

Hambleton

£3,660

£96,570

£100,230

Harrogate

£6,139

£148,146

£154,285

Kingston upon Hull, City of

£8,680

£272,067

£280,747

Kirklees

£14,236

£483,677

£497,913

Leeds

£25,890

£973,105

£998,995

North East Lincolnshire

£5,565

£227,425

£232,990

North Lincolnshire

£5,961

£260,808

£266,769

Richmondshire

£1,893

£60,758

£62,651

Rotherham

£9,150

£387,637

£396,787

Ryedale

£2,147

£69,010

£71,157

Scarborough

£4,509

£101,795

£106,304

Selby

£3,267

£85,816

£89,083

Sheffield

£17,614

£593,423

£611,037

Wakefield

£11,945

£433,789

£445,734

York

£7,089

£245,130

£252,219

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies in England, Wales and Gibraltar, provides for payments for services and expenses of local returning officers in connection with the conduct of European Parliamentary elections. This Order replaces the European Parliamentary Elections (Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1299). This Order is made under regulation 15(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/293), which was recently amended by regulation 11 of the European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/186). Under regulation 15(1) a local returning officer may recover his charges for services and expenses provided they were necessarily rendered or incurred for the efficient and effective conduct of the election and the total does not exceed the overall maximum recoverable amount specified by the Secretary of State in an order. Regulation 15(2) also enables the Secretary of State to specify a maximum recoverable amount for particular services or expenses.

Article 3 of this Order specifies that the overall maximum recoverable amount is listed for each local counting area in column 4 of the table in the Schedule.

Article 4 of this Order specifies that the total of the charges recoverable by a local returning officer in respect of the services of the description specified in article 5 shall not exceed the amount listed for each local counting area in column 2 of the table in the Schedule. This total is “the maximum recoverable amount for the specified services”. Similarly, article 6 sets out that the total of the charges recoverable in respect of the expenses of the description specified in article 7 are listed for each local counting area in column 3 of the table in the Schedule. This is the “the maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses”.

In the case of an uncontested election article 8 provides that articles 3 to 7 do not apply. Instead, the overall maximum recoverable amount is £1,750 for each local counting area.

The Schedule contains the table referred to in articles 3 to 7. The table lists in respect of each local counting area the maximum recoverable amount for the specified services (column 2), the maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses (column 3) and the overall maximum recoverable amount (column 4).

This Order provides for an overall maximum recoverable amount which represents an increase on the funds made available under the European Parliamentary Elections (Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1299).