2011 No. 1099

Representation Of The People
Referendums

The Referendum on the Voting System (Counting Officers’ and Regional Counting Officers’ Charges) Order 2011

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Lord President of the Council1, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 20(1), (4) and (12) of Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 20112, makes the following Order with the consent of the Treasury3:

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Referendum on the Voting System (Counting Officers’ and Regional Counting Officers’ Charges) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2

Articles 1, 2, 3, 9 and 11 of, and Schedule 1 to, this Order extend to the whole of the United Kingdom.

3

Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12 of, and Schedule 2 to, this Order extend to England and Wales and Scotland only.

Interpretation2

In this Order, “the referendum” means the referendum on the voting system for United Kingdom parliamentary elections provided for in Part 1 of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011.

Counting Officers: overall maximum recoverable amount3

In respect of a counting officer, the overall maximum recoverable amount specified for the referendum for each voting area is the amount listed in column 4 of the table in Schedule 1.

Regional Counting Officers: overall maximum recoverable amount4

In respect of a Regional Counting Officer, the overall maximum recoverable amount specified for the referendum for each region is the amount listed in column 4 of the table in Schedule 2.

Counting Officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified services5

1

The total of the charges recoverable by a counting officer in respect of the specified services for the referendum shall not exceed the amount listed for each voting area in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1;

2

For a counting officer, the specified services are those services of the description specified in article 7.

Regional Counting Officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified services6

1

The total of the charges recoverable by a Regional Counting Officer in respect of the specified services for the referendum shall not exceed the amount listed for each region in column 2 of the table in Schedule 2;

2

For a Regional Counting Officer, the specified services are those services of the description specified in article 8.

Counting officers: specified services7

The specified services are—

a

conducting the referendum;

b

discharging the counting officer’s duties at the referendum; and

c

making arrangements for the referendum.

Regional Counting Officers: specified services8

The specified services are—

a

discharging the Regional Counting Officer’s duties at the referendum; and

b

making arrangements for the referendum.

Counting officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses9

1

The total of the charges recoverable by a counting officer in respect of the specified expenses for the referendum shall not exceed the amount listed for each voting area in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1;

2

For a counting officer, the specified expenses are those expenses of the description specified in article 11.

Regional Counting Officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses10

1

The total of the charges recoverable by a Regional Counting Officer in respect of the specified expenses for the referendum shall not exceed the amount listed for each region in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;

2

For a Regional Counting Officer, the specified expenses are those expenses of the description specified in article 12.

Counting officers: specified expenses11

The specified expenses are—

a

the appointment and payment of persons to assist the counting officer;

b

travel and overnight subsistence for the counting officer and any person appointed to assist the counting 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 any enactment for or in connection with the referendum;

g

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

h

providing and transporting equipment;

i

providing information and communications technology equipment and software and associated costs;

j

providing security, including any necessary secure storage of ballot boxes, ballot papers and verification documents;

k

conducting the verification and the count;

l

providing and receiving training;

m

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

n

the identification and removal of postal votes from Royal Mail Centres and delivery of them to the counting officer; and

o

in a voting area in Scotland, the supply of copies of the register of electors for use in the conduct of the referendum.

Regional Counting Officers: specified expenses12

The specified expenses are—

a

the appointment and payment of persons to assist the Regional Counting Officer;

b

travel and overnight subsistence for the Regional Counting Officer and any person appointed to assist the Regional Counting Officer;

c

printing or otherwise producing the ballot papers;

d

printing or otherwise producing and, where appropriate, publishing notices and any other documents required by any enactment for or in connection with the referendum;

e

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

f

providing and transporting equipment;

g

providing training; and

h

providing stationery and meeting postage, telephone, printing, translation and banking costs and the costs of other miscellaneous items including those which are incurred in collating the results of the referendum in voting areas within the region and submitting the regional result to the Chief Counting Officer.

Signed by authority of the Lord President of the Council

Mark HarperParliamentary Secretary (Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform)Cabinet Office

We consent to this Order

Angela WatkinsonMichael FabricantTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

SCHEDULE 1Counting officers: overall maximum recoverable amounts and maximum recoverable amounts for the specified services and the specified expenses for voting areas

Articles 3, 5 and 9

1

Voting area

2

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified services

3

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses

4

Overall maximum recoverable amount

ENGLAND

EAST MIDLANDS

Amber Valley

£5,032

£170,451

£175,483

Ashfield

£4,731

£132,546

£137,277

Bassetlaw

£4,451

£165,139

£169,589

Blaby

£3,796

£98,270

£102,066

Bolsover

£3,102

£83,234

£86,336

Boston

£2,750

£71,094

£73,844

Broxtowe

£4,363

£139,534

£143,896

Charnwood

£6,811

£155,967

£162,778

Chesterfield

£4,186

£125,847

£130,033

Corby

£2,750

£65,835

£68,585

Daventry

£3,119

£122,999

£126,119

Derby UA

£9,224

£222,958

£232,182

Derbyshire Dales

£2,982

£124,463

£127,446

East Lindsey

£5,585

£177,924

£183,509

East Northamptonshire

£3,427

£120,706

£124,133

Erewash

£4,393

£125,977

£130,370

Gedling

£4,573

£130,626

£135,198

Harborough

£3,392

£105,158

£108,550

High Peak

£3,747

£124,484

£128,231

Hinckley and Bosworth

£4,333

£111,946

£116,279

Kettering

£3,658

£122,249

£125,907

Leicester UA

£11,727

£285,861

£297,588

Lincoln

£3,371

£97,361

£100,732

Mansfield

£4,279

£115,401

£119,680

Melton

£2,750

£69,493

£72,243

Newark and Sherwood

£4,362

£152,786

£157,148

North East Derbyshire

£4,087

£119,708

£123,795

North Kesteven

£4,258

£202,905

£207,163

North West Leicestershire

£3,787

£108,320

£112,107

Northampton

£7,914

£256,137

£264,051

Nottingham UA

£9,874

£273,587

£283,461

Oadby and Wigston

£2,750

£57,238

£59,988

Rushcliffe

£4,415

£160,757

£165,172

Rutland UA

£2,750

£50,764

£53,514

South Derbyshire

£3,668

£115,953

£119,621

South Holland

£3,606

£99,707

£103,313

South Kesteven

£5,342

£166,809

£172,151

South Northamptonshire

£3,440

£115,414

£118,854

Wellingborough

£2,885

£84,382

£87,267

West Lindsey

£3,708

£155,975

£159,684

EASTERN

Babergh

£3,652

£116,543

£120,195

Basildon

£6,698

£169,893

£176,591

Bedford UA

£6,072

£179,287

£185,359

Braintree

£5,579

£174,965

£180,545

Breckland

£5,070

£147,886

£152,956

Brentwood

£2,883

£93,274

£96,157

Broadland

£5,027

£131,787

£136,814

Broxbourne

£3,610

£100,977

£104,587

Cambridge

£4,607

£108,185

£112,792

Castle Point

£3,509

£82,154

£85,664

Central Bedfordshire UA

£10,075

£295,588

£305,663

Chelmsford

£6,670

£159,318

£165,988

Colchester

£6,589

£190,804

£197,393

Dacorum

£5,614

£139,598

£145,212

East Cambridgeshire

£3,238

£95,182

£98,420

East Hertfordshire

£5,399

£169,190

£174,589

Epping Forest

£5,065

£176,566

£181,631

Fenland

£3,764

£96,062

£99,826

Forest Heath

£2,750

£57,165

£59,915

Great Yarmouth

£3,754

£98,997

£102,752

Harlow

£3,132

£69,067

£72,199

Hertsmere

£3,795

£118,012

£121,807

Huntingdonshire

£6,422

£194,657

£201,079

Ipswich

£5,012

£141,111

£146,123

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

£6,029

£176,446

£182,475

Luton UA

£7,210

£169,927

£177,137

Maldon

£2,750

£79,046

£81,796

Mid Suffolk

£3,885

£129,700

£133,584

North Hertfordshire

£5,069

£164,294

£169,363

North Norfolk

£4,273

£152,054

£156,327

Norwich

£5,137

£149,106

£154,243

Peterborough UA

£6,272

£175,973

£182,245

Rochford

£3,384

£96,284

£99,668

South Cambridgeshire

£5,596

£197,536

£203,132

South Norfolk

£4,929

£162,177

£167,107

Southend-on-Sea UA

£6,635

£171,426

£178,061

St Albans

£5,341

£144,710

£150,051

St. Edmundsbury

£4,149

£138,095

£142,244

Stevenage

£3,124

£108,846

£111,970

Suffolk Coastal

£5,016

£151,895

£156,911

Tendring

£5,665

£160,147

£165,812

Three Rivers

£3,465

£115,947

£119,412

Thurrock UA

£5,822

£163,909

£169,731

Uttlesford

£3,075

£103,000

£106,075

Watford

£3,411

£101,176

£104,586

Waveney

£4,756

£134,181

£138,937

Welwyn Hatfield

£4,039

£107,648

£111,686

LONDON

Barking and Dagenham

£5,734

£263,961

£269,695

Barnet

£10,763

£480,690

£491,452

Bexley

£8,174

£351,129

£359,303

Brent

£9,504

£405,907

£415,412

Bromley

£11,158

£472,259

£483,417

Camden

£7,037

£268,417

£275,455

City of London

£2,500

£13,618

£16,118

Croydon

£11,776

£450,149

£461,925

Ealing

£10,836

£448,131

£458,968

Enfield

£9,745

£438,739

£448,484

Greenwich

£7,761

£337,532

£345,293

Hackney

£7,025

£277,039

£284,065

Hammersmith and Fulham

£5,873

£243,608

£249,481

Haringey

£7,795

£302,136

£309,932

Harrow

£8,050

£335,360

£343,410

Havering

£8,554

£353,169

£361,722

Hillingdon

£9,164

£388,433

£397,597

Hounslow

£8,403

£348,872

£357,275

Islington

£6,641

£268,766

£275,407

Kensington and Chelsea

£4,941

£233,776

£238,717

Kingston upon Thames

£5,394

£259,429

£264,823

Lambeth

£9,827

£358,779

£368,606

Lewisham

£8,606

£326,273

£334,879

Merton

£6,731

£289,321

£296,053

Newham

£8,954

£339,729

£348,682

Redbridge

£9,224

£372,384

£381,608

Richmond upon Thames

£6,376

£277,129

£283,504

Southwark

£9,019

£330,938

£339,958

Sutton

£6,483

£279,283

£285,766

Tower Hamlets

£7,441

£326,753

£334,195

Waltham Forest

£8,278

£326,695

£334,974

Wandsworth

£10,731

£460,797

£471,528

Westminster

£6,728

£295,215

£301,943

NORTH EAST

County Durham UA

£18,786

£948,814

£967,600

Darlington UA

£4,146

£133,201

£137,347

Gateshead

£7,687

£274,935

£282,621

Hartlepool UA

£3,618

£109,370

£112,988

Middlesbrough UA

£5,314

£139,383

£144,697

Newcastle upon Tyne

£10,030

£355,122

£365,152

North Tyneside

£8,170

£281,336

£289,506

Northumberland UA

£11,731

£552,416

£564,147

Redcar and Cleveland UA

£5,507

£157,738

£163,245

South Tyneside

£6,063

£221,244

£227,307

Stockton-on-Tees UA

£7,385

£234,120

£241,505

Sunderland

£11,174

£391,386

£402,560

NORTH WEST

Allerdale

£3,881

£151,195

£155,076

Barrow-in-Furness

£2,795

£64,942

£67,737

Blackburn with Darwen UA

£5,362

£174,244

£179,607

Blackpool UA

£5,344

£240,614

£245,958

Bolton

£10,524

£302,502

£313,026

Burnley

£3,509

£102,018

£105,527

Bury

£7,403

£224,648

£232,051

Carlisle

£4,379

£169,485

£173,864

Cheshire East UA

£14,983

£461,164

£476,147

Cheshire West and Chester UA

£13,129

£365,753

£378,882

Chorley

£4,157

£160,134

£164,291

Copeland

£2,916

£108,644

£111,560

Eden

£2,750

£90,493

£93,243

Fylde

£3,211

£99,643

£102,854

Halton UA

£4,803

£125,874

£130,676

Hyndburn

£3,056

£102,341

£105,396

Knowsley

£5,835

£162,504

£168,340

Lancaster

£5,665

£154,797

£160,462

Liverpool

£16,848

£423,451

£440,300

Manchester

£17,908

£498,462

£516,370

Oldham

£8,392

£228,107

£236,499

Pendle

£3,499

£113,735

£117,234

Preston

£5,231

£154,576

£159,807

Ribble Valley

£2,750

£73,790

£76,540

Rochdale

£8,260

£224,316

£232,576

Rossendale

£2,750

£74,703

£77,453

Salford

£8,779

£287,672

£296,451

Sefton

£10,950

£281,663

£292,613

South Lakeland

£4,399

£194,143

£198,542

South Ribble

£4,495

£137,565

£142,060

St. Helens

£7,185

£214,334

£221,518

Stockport

£11,478

£317,065

£328,544

Tameside

£8,648

£262,162

£270,810

Trafford

£8,745

£280,416

£289,161

Warrington UA

£8,090

£248,163

£256,253

West Lancashire

£4,494

£164,795

£169,289

Wigan

£12,380

£343,009

£355,390

Wirral

£12,666

£306,475

£319,141

Wyre

£4,501

£172,714

£177,215

SOUTH EAST

Adur

£2,500

£77,664

£80,164

Arun

£5,968

£153,288

£159,256

Ashford

£4,475

£139,835

£144,310

Aylesbury Vale

£6,840

£211,275

£218,115

Basingstoke and Deane

£6,323

£210,935

£217,258

Bracknell Forest UA

£4,351

£110,134

£114,485

Brighton and Hove UA

£10,243

£265,198

£275,440

Canterbury

£5,567

£140,393

£145,959

Cherwell

£5,406

£200,852

£206,258

Chichester

£4,660

£131,551

£136,211

Chiltern

£3,700

£99,586

£103,286

Crawley

£3,917

£105,963

£109,880

Dartford

£3,670

£124,418

£128,089

Dover

£4,361

£119,048

£123,410

East Hampshire

£4,620

£124,628

£129,248

Eastbourne

£3,813

£97,201

£101,014

Eastleigh

£4,905

£140,448

£145,353

Elmbridge

£4,858

£138,007

£142,865

Epsom and Ewell

£2,875

£77,847

£80,723

Fareham

£4,169

£145,607

£149,776

Gosport

£2,935

£101,901

£104,837

Gravesham

£3,693

£96,370

£100,063

Guildford

£5,407

£167,486

£172,893

Hart

£3,605

£95,137

£98,742

Hastings

£3,024

£99,275

£102,299

Havant

£4,846

£117,678

£122,524

Horsham

£5,235

£138,707

£143,943

Isle of Wight UA

£5,287

£178,589

£183,877

Lewes

£3,865

£116,448

£120,313

Maidstone

£6,007

£203,215

£209,222

Medway UA

£9,625

£248,785

£258,410

Mid Sussex

£5,413

£142,204

£147,617

Milton Keynes UA

£8,831

£254,225

£263,056

Mole Valley

£3,423

£124,078

£127,501

New Forest

£7,419

£194,035

£201,454

Oxford

£5,104

£187,023

£192,126

Portsmouth UA

£7,258

£173,508

£180,766

Reading UA

£5,690

£148,918

£154,608

Reigate and Banstead

£5,231

£149,059

£154,290

Rother

£3,698

£107,214

£110,912

Runnymede

£3,084

£82,163

£85,247

Rushmoor

£3,305

£85,812

£89,118

Sevenoaks

£4,151

£195,497

£199,648

Shepway

£3,906

£115,235

£119,141

Slough UA

£4,365

£116,325

£120,690

South Bucks

£2,750

£86,135

£88,885

South Oxfordshire

£5,353

£142,725

£148,079

Southampton UA

£8,998

£230,510

£239,508

Spelthorne

£3,799

£117,120

£120,919

Surrey Heath

£3,291

£90,948

£94,239

Swale

£5,049

£129,322

£134,370

Tandridge

£3,197

£107,353

£110,550

Test Valley

£4,668

£152,431

£157,098

Thanet

£4,993

£115,211

£120,204

Tonbridge and Malling

£4,556

£113,590

£118,146

Tunbridge Wells

£4,120

£111,076

£115,196

Vale of White Horse

£4,854

£140,114

£144,969

Waverley

£4,768

£130,846

£135,615

Wealden

£6,053

£176,925

£182,978

West Berkshire UA

£6,007

£195,950

£201,957

West Oxfordshire

£4,121

£132,646

£136,767

Winchester

£4,636

£158,858

£163,494

Windsor and Maidenhead UA

£5,298

£146,928

£152,226

Woking

£3,701

£102,485

£106,186

Wokingham UA

£6,239

£181,175

£187,414

Worthing

£4,183

£98,872

£103,055

Wycombe

£6,458

£166,934

£173,392

SOUTH WEST

Bath and North East Somerset UA

£7,073

£197,309

£204,382

Bournemouth UA

£6,918

£170,021

£176,939

Bristol, City of UA

£15,834

£424,552

£440,386

Cheltenham

£4,273

£148,553

£152,826

Christchurch

£2,750

£56,979

£59,729

Cornwall UA

£19,672

£919,132

£938,804

Cotswold

£3,459

£132,489

£135,948

East Devon

£5,425

£165,933

£171,358

East Dorset

£3,695

£103,961

£107,656

Exeter

£4,438

£131,063

£135,501

Forest of Dean

£3,434

£109,705

£113,138

Gloucester

£4,638

£143,108

£147,745

Isles of Scilly UA

£2,500

£6,874

£9,374

Mendip

£4,407

£150,043

£154,449

Mid Devon

£3,137

£116,082

£119,219

North Devon

£3,906

£125,113

£129,019

North Dorset

£2,750

£90,340

£93,090

North Somerset UA

£8,158

£223,804

£231,962

Plymouth UA

£9,676

£282,535

£292,212

Poole UA

£5,971

£172,317

£178,288

Purbeck

£2,750

£61,761

£64,511

Sedgemoor

£4,624

£135,146

£139,770

South Gloucestershire UA

£10,474

£295,760

£306,234

South Hams

£3,587

£118,962

£122,549

South Somerset

£6,681

£249,172

£255,852

Stroud

£4,650

£168,368

£173,018

Swindon UA

£8,005

£189,604

£197,609

Taunton Deane

£4,327

£133,400

£137,727

Teignbridge

£5,318

£168,042

£173,359

Tewkesbury

£3,313

£96,382

£99,694

Torbay UA

£5,526

£141,854

£147,381

Torridge

£2,750

£94,586

£97,336

West Devon

£2,750

£83,247

£85,997

West Dorset

£4,194

£140,461

£144,655

West Somerset

£2,750

£53,088

£55,838

Weymouth and Portland

£2,750

£74,363

£77,113

Wiltshire UA

£16,388

£726,965

£743,354

WEST MIDLANDS

Birmingham

£38,246

£911,563

£949,809

Bromsgrove

£3,852

£109,000

£112,853

Cannock Chase

£3,913

£117,098

£121,011

Coventry

£11,651

£302,001

£313,652

Dudley

£12,597

£341,397

£353,993

East Staffordshire

£4,422

£144,934

£149,356

Herefordshire, County of UA

£7,216

£230,253

£237,469

Lichfield

£4,070

£136,160

£140,230

Malvern Hills

£3,095

£97,708

£100,803

Newcastle-under-Lyme

£5,099

£147,264

£152,363

North Warwickshire

£2,750

£75,727

£78,477

Nuneaton and Bedworth

£4,256

£169,095

£173,351

Redditch

£3,303

£92,015

£95,318

Rugby

£3,887

£127,045

£130,933

Sandwell

£11,607

£315,993

£327,600

Shropshire UA

£10,932

£504,128

£515,060

Solihull

£8,136

£238,314

£246,449

South Staffordshire

£4,454

£134,414

£138,868

Stafford

£5,101

£187,956

£193,057

Staffordshire Moorlands

£4,086

£129,100

£133,187

Stoke-on-Trent UA

£9,823

£266,780

£276,603

Stratford-on-Avon

£4,936

£202,283

£207,219

Tamworth

£3,007

£92,188

£95,195

Telford and Wrekin UA

£6,332

£253,779

£260,111

Walsall

£9,872

£272,044

£281,916

Warwick

£5,245

£166,159

£171,404

Wolverhampton

£9,058

£284,577

£293,635

Worcester

£3,896

£113,368

£117,264

Wychavon

£4,762

£161,576

£166,338

Wyre Forest

£4,020

£113,053

£117,072

YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER

Barnsley

£9,184

£266,585

£275,769

Bradford

£17,364

£500,460

£517,824

Calderdale

£7,709

£247,819

£255,528

Craven

£2,750

£104,297

£107,047

Doncaster

£11,354

£408,677

£420,031

East Riding of Yorkshire UA

£13,902

£407,471

£421,373

Hambleton

£3,668

£128,644

£132,313

Harrogate

£6,179

£270,554

£276,733

Kingston upon Hull, City of UA

£9,526

£226,448

£235,975

Kirklees

£15,664

£426,013

£441,677

Leeds

£28,529

£806,927

£835,456

North East Lincolnshire UA

£6,092

£166,385

£172,477

North Lincolnshire UA

£6,568

£207,264

£213,832

Richmondshire

£2,750

£71,335

£74,085

Rotherham

£10,067

£326,586

£336,653

Ryedale

£2,750

£93,797

£96,547

Scarborough

£4,518

£129,488

£134,007

Selby

£3,267

£115,896

£119,163

Sheffield

£19,175

£543,112

£562,286

Wakefield

£13,200

£354,122

£367,322

York UA

£7,872

£204,970

£212,842

SCOTLAND

Aberdeen Central

£2,950

£101,266

£104,216

Aberdeen Donside

£2,935

£98,197

£101,132

Aberdeen South and North Kincardine

£2,867

£97,275

£100,142

Aberdeenshire East

£2,891

£106,349

£109,239

Aberdeenshire West

£2,804

£106,624

£109,428

Airdrie and Shotts

£2,750

£86,763

£89,513

Almond Valley

£3,175

£105,425

£108,601

Angus North and Mearns

£2,750

£96,158

£98,908

Angus South

£2,872

£104,355

£107,227

Argyll and Bute

£2,750

£116,649

£119,399

Ayr

£3,237

£113,084

£116,322

Banffshire and Buchan Coast

£2,967

£104,599

£107,566

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

£2,943

£107,497

£110,440

Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

£3,149

£111,976

£115,125

Clackmannanshire and Dunblane

£2,750

£96,967

£99,717

Clydebank and Milngavie

£2,819

£96,885

£99,704

Clydesdale

£2,986

£100,418

£103,404

Coatbridge and Chryston

£2,750

£81,676

£84,426

Cowdenbeath

£2,837

£89,710

£92,546

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

£2,750

£78,065

£80,815

Cunninghame North

£2,968

£98,935

£101,903

Cunninghame South

£2,750

£85,827

£88,577

Dumbarton

£2,868

£104,455

£107,323

Dumfriesshire

£3,124

£116,081

£119,205

Dundee City East

£2,830

£89,596

£92,427

Dundee City West

£2,750

£87,106

£89,856

Dunfermline

£2,866

£98,410

£101,276

East Kilbride

£3,097

£91,964

£95,061

East Lothian

£2,911

£102,636

£105,547

Eastwood

£2,750

£90,881

£93,631

Edinburgh Central

£2,984

£94,731

£97,715

Edinburgh Eastern

£3,053

£89,375

£92,429

Edinburgh Northern and Leith

£2,996

£101,028

£104,024

Edinburgh Pentlands

£2,836

£100,299

£103,134

Edinburgh Southern

£2,936

£97,803

£100,739

Edinburgh Western

£3,022

£102,629

£105,651

Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire

£2,862

£109,678

£112,539

Falkirk East

£3,042

£86,271

£89,313

Falkirk West

£2,968

£86,835

£89,803

Galloway and West Dumfries

£2,997

£116,277

£119,274

Glasgow Anniesland

£2,827

£83,479

£86,306

Glasgow Cathcart

£3,050

£86,774

£89,824

Glasgow Kelvin

£3,083

£82,366

£85,449

Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn

£2,867

£81,823

£84,689

Glasgow Pollok

£2,979

£81,061

£84,040

Glasgow Provan

£2,750

£77,976

£80,726

Glasgow Shettleston

£2,752

£79,348

£82,100

Glasgow Southside

£2,750

£72,726

£75,476

Greenock and Inverclyde

£2,978

£98,411

£101,390

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse

£3,031

£91,164

£94,195

Inverness and Nairn

£3,256

£121,294

£124,550

Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley

£3,228

£104,294

£107,522

Kirkcaldy

£3,149

£99,747

£102,896

Linlithgow

£3,320

£111,215

£114,535

Mid Fife and Glenrothes

£2,841

£91,188

£94,029

Midlothian North and Musselburgh

£3,010

£91,465

£94,474

Midlothian South, Tweeddale, and Lauderdale

£3,035

£105,968

£109,003

Moray

£2,966

£100,097

£103,063

Motherwell and Wishaw

£2,889

£85,076

£87,965

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

£2,750

£48,621

£51,371

North East Fife

£3,137

£103,075

£106,212

Orkney

£2,750

£29,658

£32,408

Paisley

£2,750

£93,153

£95,903

Perthshire North

£2,765

£109,532

£112,296

Perthshire South and Kinross-shire

£2,952

£113,576

£116,528

Renfrewshire North and West

£2,750

£88,691

£91,441

Renfrewshire South

£2,750

£87,184

£89,934

Rutherglen

£3,084

£77,500

£80,584

Shetland

£2,750

£36,147

£38,897

Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

£2,985

£110,655

£113,640

Stirling

£2,774

£100,769

£103,542

Strathkelvin and Bearsden

£3,149

£97,479

£100,628

Uddingston and Bellshill

£2,980

£86,141

£89,120

WALES

Aberavon

£2,750

£97,006

£99,756

Aberconwy

£2,750

£66,707

£69,457

Alyn and Deeside

£3,185

£84,503

£87,688

Arfon

£2,750

£67,745

£70,495

Blaenau Gwent

£2,768

£102,773

£105,541

Brecon and Radnorshire

£2,803

£109,695

£112,498

Bridgend

£3,080

£86,847

£89,927

Caerphilly

£3,233

£101,890

£105,123

Cardiff Central

£3,157

£88,080

£91,237

Cardiff North

£3,412

£109,060

£112,473

Cardiff South and Penarth

£3,835

£122,275

£126,110

Cardiff West

£3,267

£104,499

£107,766

Carmarthen East & Dinefwr

£2,750

£109,237

£111,987

Carmarthen W & S Pembrokeshire

£3,046

£104,212

£107,259

Ceredigion

£3,066

£95,982

£99,048

Clwyd South

£2,814

£95,929

£98,743

Clwyd West

£3,027

£95,394

£98,421

Cynon Valley

£2,750

£84,435

£87,185

Delyn

£2,799

£84,873

£87,673

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

£2,750

£92,620

£95,370

Gower

£3,234

£98,938

£102,172

Islwyn

£2,856

£92,956

£95,812

Llanelli

£2,918

£102,107

£105,025

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

£2,750

£98,780

£101,530

Monmouth

£3,377

£116,720

£120,097

Montgomeryshire

£2,750

£85,733

£88,483

Neath

£3,015

£109,660

£112,675

Newport East

£2,829

£83,591

£86,419

Newport West

£3,204

£99,084

£102,288

Ogmore

£2,921

£88,146

£91,066

Pontypridd

£3,037

£94,857

£97,894

Preseli Pembrokeshire

£2,949

£102,584

£105,533

Rhondda

£2,750

£91,244

£93,994

Swansea East

£3,128

£92,289

£95,417

Swansea West

£3,188

£91,719

£94,907

Torfaen

£3,219

£116,445

£119,664

Vale of Clwyd

£2,924

£81,055

£83,980

Vale of Glamorgan

£3,680

£124,177

£127,857

Wrexham

£2,750

£79,227

£81,977

Ynys Mon

£2,750

£88,663

£91,413

NORTHERN IRELAND

Northern Ireland

£2,500,000

£2,500,000

SCHEDULE 2Regional Counting Officers: overall maximum recoverable amounts and maximum recoverable amounts for the specified services and the specified expenses for regions

Articles 4, 6 and 10

1

Region

2

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified services

3

Maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses

4

Overall maximum recoverable amount

East Midlands

£12,000

£40,080

£52,080

Eastern

£12,000

£44,469

£56,469

London

£12,000

£35,691

£47,691

North East

£12,000

£22,524

£34,524

North West

£12,000

£39,453

£51,453

South East

£12,000

£57,009

£69,009

South West

£12,000

£38,199

£50,199

West Midlands

£12,000

£33,810

£45,810

Yorkshire and the Humber

£12,000

£28,167

£40,167

Scotland

£12,000

£35,064

£47,064

Wales

£12,000

£40,080

£52,080

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order extends to the whole of the United Kingdon, except articles 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12, and Schedule 2, which do not extend to Northern Ireland. This Order provides for payments for services and expenses of counting officers and Regional Counting Officers in connection with the conduct of the referendum on the voting system to be held on 5 May 2011 under Part 1 of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011. Under paragraph 20(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act, a counting officer or Regional Counting Officer may recover his charges for services and expenses provided they were necessarily rendered or incurred for the efficient and effective conduct of the referendum and the total does not exceed the overall maximum recoverable amount specified by the Secretary of State in an order. Paragraph 20(4) also enables the Secretary of State to specify by order a maximum recoverable amount for particular services or expenses.

Article 3 of this Order specifies that the overall maximum recoverable amount for each voting area is listed in column 4 of the table in Schedule 1, and article 4 specifies that the overall maximum recoverable amount for each region is listed in column 4 of the table in Schedule 2.

Article 5 of this Order specifies that the total of the charges recoverable by a counting officer in respect of the services of the description specified in article 7 shall not exceed the amount listed for each voting area in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1. This total is “the maximum recoverable amount for the specified services”. Similarly, article 6 provides that the total of the charges recoverable by a Regional Counting Officer in respect of the services of the description specified in article 8 shall not exceed the amount listed for each region in column 2 of the table in Schedule 2.

Article 9 provides that the total of the charges recoverable by a counting officer in respect of the expenses of the description specified in article 11 are listed for each voting area in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1. This is the “the maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses”. Article 10 provides that the total of the charges recoverable by a Regional Counting Officer in respect of the expenses of the description specified in article 12 are listed for each region in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1. This is the “the maximum recoverable amount for the specified expenses”.