This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in SI 2020/139 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

2020 No. 385

Representation Of The People

The Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Minister for the Cabinet Office, in exercise of the power conferred by section 12(6) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20001, makes the following Order, which gives effect to the recommendations submitted to the Minister by the Electoral Commission for variations to the scheme for the making by the Commission of policy development grants.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 and comes into force on 1st April 2020.

2

In this Order, “the Scheme” means the policy development grants scheme set out in the Schedule to the Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 20062.

Amendments to the policy development grants scheme2

1

The amendment to the Scheme set out in paragraph (2) has effect for the purpose of the making by the Electoral Commission of policy development grants on or after 1st April 2020.

2

In paragraph 7(3)(b) of the Scheme, after “A is the number of votes cast in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales (as the case may be)” insert “for that party”.

Chloe SmithMinister of State (Chloe Smith)Cabinet Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Policy Development Grants Scheme (“the Scheme”) as set out in the Schedule to the Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/602). It makes a change to the text of paragraph 7(3)(b) of the Scheme, as substituted by the Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/139).

This instrument is issued free of charge to all known recipients of the defective instrument.

Under section 12 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) the Electoral Commission is required to keep under review the terms of the Scheme and to make recommendations to the Secretary of State for any variations to the Scheme which they consider appropriate. The changes made by this Order, together with S.I. 2020/139, give effect to those recommendations.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.