2021 No. 390

Police, England And Wales

The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Local Returning Officers' and Police Area Returning Officers' Charges) Order 2021

Made

Coming into force

The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 55(1) and (2) and 154(5) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 M1, and with the consent of the Treasury M2.C2C1

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

2011 c. 13. Sections 55 and 154(4) were amended by S.I. 2015/1526 and S.I. 2016/997. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

M2

Consent is required by virtue of section 55(1)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13).

PART 1Introduction

Citation, commencement, extent, saving and revocationI11

1

This Order may be cited as the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Local Returning Officers' and Police Area Returning Officers' Charges) Order 2021, and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2

This Order extends to England and Wales.

3

This Order does not apply in relation to an election for which the date of poll is on or before 5th May 2021.

4

So far as it relates to an election for which the date of poll is on or after 6th May 2021, the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Local Returning Officers' and Police Area Returning Officers' Charges) Order 2016 M3 is revoked.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Art. 1 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

InterpretationI22

1

In this Order—

  • police area” means a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (police areas outside London) M4;

  • police area returning officer” means, in relation to a police area, the person for the time being designated by an order made under section 54(1)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (returning officers etc) as the police area returning officer for that area, so far as such an order applies for the purposes of an election the poll for which is on or after 6th May 2021;

  • Senedd Cymru general election” has the same meaning as in article 2(1) of the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 M5 (“the 2007 Order”).

2

Subject to paragraph (3), a reference in this Order to a voting area is a reference to a voting area within the meaning of article 2(2) of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 M6 (“the 2012 Order”).

3

When the poll at a police and crime commissioner election in Wales is required to be taken together with the poll at a Senedd Cymru general election by virtue of article 16A(1) of the 2007 Order, a reference in this Order to a voting area is a reference to a voting area within the meaning of article 2(2B)(a) of the 2012 Order M7.

PART 2Charges for services and expenses of local returning officers

Local returning officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified servicesI33

1

Paragraph (2) applies in relation to an ordinary election the poll for which takes place on 6th May 2021.

2

The maximum amount recoverable by a local returning officer for a voting area listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 in respect of the services specified in paragraph (5) (“the services”) is the corresponding amount for that area specified in column 2 of that table.

3

Paragraph (4) applies in relation to an election held to fill a vacancy in the office of police and crime commissioner, where the poll for that election is not combined with any other poll.

4

The maximum amount recoverable by a local returning officer for a voting area listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 in respect of the services is the corresponding amount for that area specified in column 2 of that table.

5

The services specified are—

a

making arrangements for the police and crime commissioner election;

b

discharging the local returning officer's duties at that election.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Art. 3 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

Local returning officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified expensesI44

1

Paragraph (2) applies in relation to an ordinary election the poll for which takes place on 6th May 2021.

2

The maximum amount recoverable by a local returning officer for a voting area listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 in respect of the expenses specified in paragraph (5) (“the expenses”) is the corresponding amount for that area specified in column 3 of that table.

3

Paragraph (4) applies in relation to an election held to fill a vacancy in the office of police and crime commissioner, where the poll for that election is not combined with any other poll.

4

The maximum amount recoverable by a local returning officer for a voting area listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 in respect of the expenses is the corresponding amount for that area specified in column 3 of that table.

5

The expenses specified are those incurred in—

a

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

b

any 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 paper;

d

printing, or otherwise producing, or buying the 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 an enactment for or in connection with the police and crime commissioner election;

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 for the safekeeping and security of ballot papers (including, where necessary, the secure storage of ballot boxes) and any verification documents kept by the returning officer;

k

conducting the verification of ballot paper accounts 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.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I4

Art. 4 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

Local returning officers: overall maximum recoverable amountI55

1

Paragraph (2) applies in relation to an ordinary election the poll for which takes place on 6th May 2021.

2

The overall maximum amount recoverable by a local returning officer for a voting area listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 is the corresponding amount for that area specified in column 4 of that table.

3

Paragraph (4) applies in relation to an election held to fill a vacancy in the office of police and crime commissioner, where the poll for that election is not combined with any other poll.

4

The overall maximum amount recoverable by a local returning officer for a voting area listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 is the corresponding amount for that area specified in column 4 of that table.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I5

Art. 5 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

PART 3Charges for services and expenses of police area returning officers

Police area returning officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified servicesI66

1

Paragraph (2) applies in relation to an ordinary election the poll for which takes place on 6th May 2021, and to any election held to fill a vacancy in the office of police and crime commissioner.

2

The total of the charges recoverable by a police area returning office for each police area listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3 in respect of the services specified in paragraph (3) must not exceed the corresponding amount specified in column 2 of that table.

3

The services specified are—

a

making arrangements for the election;

b

discharging the police area returning officer's duties at the election.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I6

Art. 6 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

Police area returning officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified expensesI77

1

Paragraph (2) applies in relation to an ordinary election the poll for which takes place on 6th May 2021, and to any election held to fill a vacancy in the office of police and crime commissioner.

2

The total of the charges recoverable by a police area returning officer for each police area listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3 in respect of the expenses specified in paragraphs (3) and (4) must not exceed the corresponding amount specified in column 3 of that table.

3

The expenses specified in this paragraph are those incurred in—

a

the appointment and payment of persons to assist the police area returning officer;

b

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

c

discharging the police area returning officer's functions in relation to the nomination process;

d

obtaining legal advice or any translations required in connection with candidates' election addresses;

e

printing or otherwise producing the ballot paper;

f

printing or otherwise producing, and where appropriate publishing, notices required by an enactment for or in connection with the police and crime commissioner election;

g

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

h

providing and transporting equipment;

i

providing security;

j

conducting the verification of ballot paper accounts and the count;

k

providing and receiving training;

l

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

4

The expenses specified in this paragraph are those incurred in discharging the police area returning officer's functions under regulation 7 of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Functions of Returning Officers) Regulations 2012 (encouraging participation in a police and crime commissioner election) M8.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I7

Art. 7 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

Marginal Citations
M8

S.I. 2012/1918, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

Police area returning officers: overall maximum recoverable amountI88

1

Paragraph (2) applies in relation to an ordinary election the poll for which takes place on 6th May 2021, and to any election held to fill a vacancy in the office of police and crime commissioner.

2

In respect of a police area returning officer, the overall maximum recoverable amount for each police area listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3 is the corresponding amount specified in column 4 of that table.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I8

Art. 8 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

PART 4Charges at uncontested elections

Overall maximum recoverable amount at an uncontested electionI99

Articles 3 to 8 do not apply at an uncontested election and instead—

a

in respect of a local returning officer, the overall maximum recoverable amount for each voting area is £1,750;

b

in respect of a police area returning officer, the overall maximum recoverable amount for each police area is £350.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I9

Art. 9 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

PART 5Consequential amendments

Consequential amendmentsI1010

1

In the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017 M9, in Schedule 2 (exclusion of legislation from application to the combined authority mayor with policing and crime functions), at the end insert—

38

Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Local Returning Officers' and Police Area Returning Officers' Charges) Order 2021.

2

In the West Yorkshire Combined Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 M10, in Schedule 6 (exclusion of legislation from application to the combined authority mayor with policing and crime functions), at the end insert—

38

Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Local Returning Officers' and Police Area Returning Officers' Charges) Order 2021.

Chloe Smith Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution Cabinet Office

We consent to this Order

James MorrisRebecca Harris Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

I11SCHEDULE 1Local returning officers: maximum recoverable amounts for voting areas reflecting the level of poll combination at ordinary elections on 6th May 2021

Articles 3, 4 and 5

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I11

Sch. 1 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

1Voting area

2Maximum recoverable amount for specified services

3Maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses

4Overall maximum recoverable amount

Aberavon

£2,638

£117,340

£119,978

Aberconwy

£2,638

£86,549

£89,187

Adur

£2,592

£60,827

£63,419

Allerdale

£3,909

£234,883

£238,792

Alyn and Deeside

£3,237

£102,654

£105,891

Amber Valley

£4,696

£160,673

£165,369

Arfon

£2,638

£66,724

£69,362

Arun

£6,016

£171,172

£177,188

Ashfield

£4,722

£173,839

£178,561

Ashford

£4,635

£160,294

£164,929

Babergh

£3,584

£113,759

£117,343

Barnsley

£9,071

£322,804

£331,875

Barrow-in-Furness

£2,830

£122,291

£125,121

Basildon

£5,995

£127,231

£133,226

Basingstoke and Deane

£6,520

£184,835

£191,355

Bassetlaw

£4,408

£174,512

£178,920

Bath and North East Somerset

£6,586

£376,340

£382,926

Bedford

£6,791

£351,601

£358,392

Birmingham

£36,330

£1,201,561

£1,237,891

Blaby

£3,771

£99,297

£103,068

Blackburn with Darwen

£5,150

£150,219

£155,369

Blackpool

£5,454

£264,991

£270,445

Blaenau Gwent

£2,638

£111,216

£113,854

Bolsover

£2,976

£109,207

£112,183

Boston

£2,634

£79,643

£82,277

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

£15,640

£800,749

£816,389

Bracknell Forest

£4,693

£200,072

£204,765

Braintree

£5,675

£199,021

£204,696

Breckland

£5,204

£178,324

£183,528

Brecon and Radnorshire

£2,777

£120,397

£123,174

Brentwood

£2,969

£81,687

£84,656

Bridgend

£3,102

£104,349

£107,451

Brighton and Hove

£9,720

£590,147

£599,867

Bristol, City of

£15,927

£529,901

£545,828

Broadland

£5,014

£175,812

£180,826

Bromsgrove

£3,219

£121,363

£124,582

Broxbourne

£3,597

£70,116

£73,713

Broxtowe

£4,305

£129,204

£133,509

Buckinghamshire

£19,584

£644,980

£664,564

Burnley

£3,253

£83,881

£87,134

Caerphilly

£3,224

£97,122

£100,346

Cambridge

£4,205

£79,119

£83,324

Cannock Chase

£3,759

£102,025

£105,784

Canterbury

£5,559

£146,747

£152,306

Cardiff Central

£2,952

£112,126

£115,078

Cardiff North

£3,404

£137,347

£140,751

Cardiff South and Penarth

£3,929

£159,920

£163,849

Cardiff West

£3,409

£131,563

£134,972

Carlisle

£4,253

£312,283

£316,536

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

£2,860

£149,830

£152,690

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

£2,937

£139,207

£142,144

Castle Point

£3,406

£66,581

£69,987

Central Bedfordshire

£11,017

£557,761

£568,778

Ceredigion

£2,712

£116,782

£119,494

Charnwood

£6,885

£168,259

£175,144

Chelmsford

£6,576

£197,828

£204,404

Cheltenham

£4,420

£105,398

£109,818

Cherwell

£5,547

£170,452

£175,999

Cheshire East

£15,171

£862,011

£877,182

Cheshire West and Chester

£13,586

£715,315

£728,901

Chesterfield

£4,098

£129,382

£133,480

Chichester

£4,591

£141,445

£146,036

Chorley

£4,187

£130,909

£135,096

Clwyd South

£2,792

£96,286

£99,078

Clwyd West

£2,976

£115,961

£118,937

Colchester

£6,397

£185,297

£191,694

Copeland

£2,891

£195,008

£197,899

Cornwall

£21,144

£1,169,494

£1,190,638

Cotswold

£3,479

£159,987

£163,466

County Durham

£19,686

£672,914

£692,600

Coventry

£11,736

£330,374

£342,110

Craven

£2,734

£126,416

£129,150

Crawley

£3,913

£89,525

£93,438

Cynon Valley

£2,638

£89,433

£92,071

Dacorum

£5,596

£170,692

£176,288

Darlington

£3,972

£111,299

£115,271

Dartford

£3,837

£158,754

£162,591

Delyn

£2,761

£98,380

£101,141

Derby

£9,073

£230,688

£239,761

Derbyshire Dales

£2,878

£127,284

£130,162

Doncaster

£11,061

£352,240

£363,301

Dorset

£13,948

£866,496

£880,444

Dover

£4,356

£153,938

£158,294

Dudley

£12,296

£172,938

£185,234

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

£2,638

£87,001

£89,639

East Cambridgeshire

£3,192

£92,114

£95,306

East Devon

£5,655

£147,551

£153,206

East Hampshire

£4,677

£167,486

£172,163

East Hertfordshire

£5,440

£211,318

£216,758

East Lindsey

£5,377

£207,588

£212,965

East Riding of Yorkshire

£14,127

£675,878

£690,005

East Staffordshire

£4,394

£140,207

£144,601

East Suffolk

£9,603

£342,462

£352,065

Eastbourne

£3,756

£124,331

£128,087

Eastleigh

£4,887

£135,470

£140,357

Eden

£2,761

£194,662

£197,423

Elmbridge

£5,059

£168,402

£173,461

Epping Forest

£5,166

£136,055

£141,221

Epsom and Ewell

£2,940

£121,017

£123,957

Erewash

£4,455

£137,465

£141,920

Exeter

£4,406

£119,136

£123,542

Fareham

£4,494

£88,337

£92,831

Fenland

£3,801

£116,806

£120,607

Folkestone and Hythe

£4,095

£166,517

£170,612

Forest of Dean

£3,394

£113,359

£116,753

Fylde

£3,090

£124,195

£127,285

Gateshead

£7,449

£185,761

£193,210

Gedling

£4,511

£158,931

£163,442

Gloucester

£4,567

£90,353

£94,920

Gosport

£3,138

£61,613

£64,751

Gower

£3,130

£96,819

£99,949

Gravesham

£3,818

£146,103

£149,921

Great Yarmouth

£3,755

£99,794

£103,549

Guildford

£5,310

£198,474

£203,784

Halton

£4,766

£106,614

£111,380

Hambleton

£3,361

£203,129

£206,490

Harborough

£3,329

£112,677

£116,006

Harlow

£3,098

£59,285

£62,383

Harrogate

£6,441

£341,986

£348,427

Hart

£3,494

£113,348

£116,842

Hartlepool

£3,535

£72,879

£76,414

Hastings

£3,080

£78,632

£81,712

Havant

£4,767

£84,096

£88,863

Herefordshire, County of

£7,433

£485,296

£492,729

Hertsmere

£3,840

£135,859

£139,699

High Peak

£3,641

£126,330

£129,971

Hinckley and Bosworth

£4,341

£118,656

£122,997

Horsham

£5,280

£162,397

£167,677

Huntingdonshire

£6,531

£141,571

£148,102

Hyndburn

£3,122

£95,217

£98,339

Ipswich

£4,715

£102,278

£106,993

Isle of Wight

£5,561

£164,231

£169,792

Isles of Scilly

£2,638

£6,247

£8,885

Islwyn

£2,812

£96,354

£99,166

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

£5,984

£162,408

£168,392

Kingston upon Hull, City of

£9,553

£279,405

£288,958

Knowsley

£5,622

£119,331

£124,953

Lancaster

£5,087

£182,464

£187,551

Leicester

£12,501

£629,185

£641,686

Lewes

£3,667

£165,944

£169,611

Lichfield

£4,086

£165,824

£169,910

Lincoln

£3,210

£99,607

£102,817

Liverpool

£15,884

£283,454

£299,338

Llanelli

£3,080

£148,117

£151,197

Luton

£6,497

£338,276

£344,773

Maidstone

£5,809

£131,035

£136,844

Maldon

£2,634

£74,281

£76,915

Malvern Hills

£3,045

£125,013

£128,058

Mansfield

£4,019

£137,558

£141,577

Medway

£9,368

£570,126

£579,494

Melton

£2,630

£82,168

£84,798

Mendip

£4,047

£276,771

£280,818

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

£2,775

£115,058

£117,833

Mid Devon

£3,070

£113,452

£116,522

Mid Suffolk

£3,981

£132,898

£136,879

Mid Sussex

£5,562

£182,254

£187,816

Middlesbrough

£4,819

£172,156

£176,975

Milton Keynes

£9,386

£272,312

£281,698

Mole Valley

£3,368

£108,011

£111,379

Monmouth

£3,314

£120,938

£124,252

Montgomeryshire

£2,638

£98,167

£100,805

Neath

£2,860

£84,793

£87,653

New Forest

£7,170

£221,633

£228,803

Newark and Sherwood

£4,453

£171,796

£176,249

Newcastle under Lyme

£4,707

£146,184

£150,891

Newcastle upon Tyne

£9,695

£423,019

£432,714

Newport East

£2,872

£82,576

£85,448

Newport West

£3,210

£94,129

£97,339

North Devon

£3,835

£127,581

£131,416

North East Derbyshire

£4,003

£151,635

£155,638

North East Lincolnshire

£6,016

£248,085

£254,101

North Hertfordshire

£5,026

£142,480

£147,506

North Kesteven

£4,366

£165,246

£169,612

North Lincolnshire

£6,773

£333,553

£340,326

North Norfolk

£4,244

£163,204

£167,448

North Northamptonshire

£12,432

£444,374

£456,806

North Somerset

£7,768

£467,140

£474,908

North Tyneside

£7,832

£174,124

£181,956

North Warwickshire

£2,638

£88,442

£91,080

North West Leicestershire

£3,785

£119,644

£123,429

Northumberland

£12,145

£434,775

£446,920

Norwich

£4,909

£133,035

£137,944

Nottingham

£9,820

£478,262

£488,082

Nuneaton and Bedworth

£4,771

£102,412

£107,183

Oadby and Wigston

£2,638

£71,703

£74,341

Ogmore

£2,813

£127,795

£130,608

Oxford

£5,010

£105,276

£110,286

Pendle

£3,307

£75,031

£78,338

Peterborough

£6,743

£201,901

£208,644

Plymouth

£9,490

£357,575

£367,065

Pontypridd

£3,009

£66,847

£69,856

Portsmouth

£7,305

£163,659

£170,964

Preseli Pembrokeshire

£2,912

£139,048

£141,960

Preston

£4,793

£123,608

£128,401

Reading

£5,445

£248,551

£253,996

Redcar and Cleveland

£5,245

£160,657

£165,902

Redditch

£3,712

£79,573

£83,285

Reigate and Banstead

£5,307

£152,518

£157,825

Rhondda

£2,638

£62,593

£65,231

Ribble Valley

£2,633

£88,918

£91,551

Richmondshire

£2,500

£123,569

£126,069

Rochford

£3,314

£65,093

£68,407

Rossendale

£2,638

£60,268

£62,906

Rother

£3,692

£142,821

£146,513

Rotherham

£10,065

£344,224

£354,289

Rugby

£3,903

£102,646

£106,549

Runnymede

£2,987

£94,774

£97,761

Rushcliffe

£4,393

£199,932

£204,325

Rushmoor

£3,297

£81,013

£84,310

Rutland

£2,500

£87,117

£89,617

Ryedale

£2,500

£167,639

£170,139

Sandwell

£11,539

£242,821

£254,360

Scarborough

£3,977

£234,689

£238,666

Sedgemoor

£4,351

£241,393

£245,744

Sefton

£10,291

£273,194

£283,485

Selby

£3,487

£204,698

£208,185

Sevenoaks

£4,467

£168,462

£172,929

Sheffield

£19,726

£414,963

£434,689

Shropshire

£12,001

£451,663

£463,664

Slough

£4,887

£173,015

£177,902

Solihull

£8,001

£155,505

£163,506

Somerset West and Taunton

£5,322

£337,756

£343,078

South Cambridgeshire

£5,869

£150,367

£156,236

South Derbyshire

£3,704

£114,498

£118,202

South Gloucestershire

£10,694

£376,434

£387,128

South Hams

£3,469

£123,794

£127,263

South Holland

£3,557

£109,674

£113,231

South Kesteven

£5,470

£178,611

£184,081

South Lakeland

£4,288

£268,328

£272,616

South Norfolk

£5,203

£174,625

£179,828

South Oxfordshire

£5,346

£196,222

£201,568

South Ribble

£4,276

£147,853

£152,129

South Somerset

£6,061

£387,675

£393,736

South Staffordshire

£4,356

£159,100

£163,456

South Tyneside

£5,936

£205,183

£211,119

Southampton

£8,428

£244,917

£253,345

Southend-on-Sea

£6,624

£190,926

£197,550

Spelthorne

£3,802

£152,577

£156,379

St Albans

£5,384

£148,469

£153,853

St Helens

£6,818

£136,973

£143,791

Stafford

£5,046

£222,387

£227,433

Staffordshire Moorlands

£4,046

£129,314

£133,360

Stevenage

£3,179

£88,977

£92,156

Stockton-on-Tees

£7,212

£249,153

£256,365

Stoke-on-Trent

£9,681

£464,921

£474,602

Stratford on Avon

£4,986

£184,383

£189,369

Stroud

£4,612

£126,744

£131,356

Sunderland

£10,544

£357,526

£368,070

Surrey Heath

£3,357

£117,893

£121,250

Swale

£5,160

£133,893

£139,053

Swansea East

£2,973

£91,850

£94,823

Swansea West

£2,818

£92,437

£95,255

Swindon

£7,841

£209,796

£217,637

Tamworth

£2,895

£76,420

£79,315

Tandridge

£3,250

£81,138

£84,388

Teignbridge

£5,255

£169,142

£174,397

Telford and The Wrekin

£6,736

£331,290

£338,026

Tendring

£5,630

£165,083

£170,713

Test Valley

£4,843

£209,804

£214,647

Tewkesbury

£3,498

£108,893

£112,391

Thanet

£5,026

£149,594

£154,620

Three Rivers

£3,418

£80,280

£83,698

Thurrock

£5,862

£172,915

£178,777

Tonbridge and Malling

£4,725

£163,771

£168,496

Torbay

£5,462

£302,307

£307,769

Torfaen

£3,110

£112,137

£115,247

Torridge

£2,665

£134,985

£137,650

Tunbridge Wells

£3,992

£105,662

£109,654

Uttlesford

£3,290

£127,417

£130,707

Vale of Clwyd

£2,908

£106,350

£109,258

Vale of Glamorgan

£3,675

£184,155

£187,830

Vale of White Horse

£4,870

£193,264

£198,134

Walsall

£9,823

£255,732

£265,555

Warrington

£8,139

£295,719

£303,858

Warwick

£5,251

£214,339

£219,590

Watford

£3,531

£112,914

£116,445

Waverley

£4,693

£176,053

£180,746

Wealden

£6,152

£223,013

£229,165

Welwyn Hatfield

£3,976

£81,952

£85,928

West Berkshire

£5,640

£329,203

£334,843

West Devon

£2,637

£94,565

£97,202

West Lancashire

£4,343

£123,644

£127,987

West Lindsey

£3,721

£136,691

£140,412

West Northamptonshire

£14,571

£567,512

£582,083

West Oxfordshire

£4,121

£97,859

£101,980

West Suffolk

£6,190

£219,733

£225,923

Wiltshire

£18,525

£716,184

£734,709

Winchester

£4,371

£133,207

£137,578

Windsor and Maidenhead

£5,458

£235,982

£241,440

Wirral

£12,091

£238,998

£251,089

Woking

£3,696

£115,639

£119,335

Wokingham

£6,273

£185,856

£192,129

Wolverhampton

£9,013

£227,291

£236,304

Worcester

£3,779

£109,312

£113,091

Worthing

£4,091

£82,272

£86,363

Wrexham

£2,661

£83,673

£86,334

Wychavon

£4,911

£176,889

£181,800

Wyre

£4,263

£168,922

£173,185

Wyre Forest

£3,931

£111,768

£115,699

Ynys Môn

£2,638

£115,726

£118,364

York

£7,406

£382,347

£389,753

I12SCHEDULE 2Local returning officers: maximum recoverable amounts for voting areas for an election to fill a vacancy in the office of police and crime commissioner, if the poll is not combined with any other poll

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Sch. 2 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

1Voting area

2Maximum recoverable amount for specified services

3Maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses

4Overall maximum recoverable amount

Aberavon

£2,500

£197,866

£200,366

Aberconwy

£2,500

£143,510

£146,010

Adur

£2,500

£116,991

£119,491

Allerdale

£3,563

£257,533

£261,096

Alyn and Deeside

£3,068

£170,114

£173,182

Amber Valley

£4,515

£276,636

£281,151

Arfon

£2,500

£114,921

£117,421

Arun

£5,736

£285,408

£291,144

Ashfield

£4,480

£269,718

£274,198

Ashford

£4,396

£271,165

£275,561

Babergh

£3,397

£196,184

£199,581

Barnsley

£8,598

£567,519

£576,117

Barrow-in-Furness

£2,574

£131,708

£134,282

Basildon

£5,774

£267,027

£272,801

Basingstoke and Deane

£6,299

£392,280

£398,579

Bassetlaw

£4,186

£288,900

£293,086

Bath and North East Somerset

£6,586

£376,340

£382,926

Bedford

£6,130

£357,423

£363,553

Birmingham

£34,470

£2,021,657

£2,056,127

Blaby

£3,587

£162,998

£166,585

Blackburn with Darwen

£4,898

£262,765

£267,663

Blackpool

£4,933

£273,371

£278,304

Blaenau Gwent

£2,500

£195,801

£198,301

Bolsover

£2,833

£176,825

£179,658

Boston

£2,500

£119,861

£122,361

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

£14,153

£828,596

£842,749

Bracknell Forest

£4,263

£212,301

£216,564

Braintree

£5,380

£318,782

£324,162

Breckland

£4,934

£295,898

£300,832

Brecon and Radnorshire

£2,632

£209,907

£212,539

Brentwood

£2,858

£165,248

£168,106

Bridgend

£2,946

£164,052

£166,998

Brighton and Hove

£9,720

£590,147

£599,867

Bristol, City of

£15,501

£1,121,514

£1,137,015

Broadland

£4,758

£282,704

£287,462

Bromsgrove

£3,051

£194,971

£198,022

Broxbourne

£3,469

£135,820

£139,289

Broxtowe

£4,083

£199,228

£203,311

Buckinghamshire

£18,564

£1,027,752

£1,046,316

Burnley

£3,138

£183,365

£186,503

Caerphilly

£3,056

£162,941

£165,997

Cambridge

£4,092

£191,430

£195,522

Cannock Chase

£3,619

£222,266

£225,885

Canterbury

£5,279

£251,293

£256,572

Cardiff Central

£2,798

£194,012

£196,810

Cardiff North

£3,226

£237,215

£240,441

Cardiff South and Penarth

£3,724

£272,549

£276,273

Cardiff West

£3,232

£229,458

£232,690

Carlisle

£3,873

£339,900

£343,773

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

£2,711

£250,851

£253,562

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

£2,784

£231,587

£234,371

Castle Point

£3,283

£141,214

£144,497

Central Bedfordshire

£9,936

£562,562

£572,498

Ceredigion

£2,571

£181,288

£183,859

Charnwood

£6,533

£261,252

£267,785

Chelmsford

£6,239

£312,473

£318,712

Cheltenham

£4,264

£236,200

£240,464

Cherwell

£5,350

£374,124

£379,474

Cheshire East

£13,757

£905,067

£918,824

Cheshire West and Chester

£12,255

£722,444

£734,699

Chesterfield

£3,884

£196,164

£200,048

Chichester

£4,361

£231,626

£235,987

Chorley

£4,045

£249,538

£253,583

Clwyd South

£2,651

£166,415

£169,066

Clwyd West

£2,821

£195,851

£198,672

Colchester

£6,173

£408,438

£414,611

Copeland

£2,613

£199,929

£202,542

Cornwall

£20,042

£2,107,897

£2,127,939

Cotswold

£3,304

£271,599

£274,903

County Durham

£18,660

£1,039,540

£1,058,200

Coventry

£11,321

£692,392

£703,713

Craven

£2,500

£142,819

£145,319

Crawley

£3,772

£182,344

£186,116

Cynon Valley

£2,500

£148,320

£150,820

Dacorum

£5,307

£253,083

£258,390

Darlington

£3,767

£172,720

£176,487

Dartford

£3,639

£258,347

£261,986

Delyn

£2,617

£166,154

£168,771

Derby

£8,600

£384,832

£393,432

Derbyshire Dales

£2,728

£213,806

£216,534

Doncaster

£10,670

£618,202

£628,872

Dorset

£13,948

£866,496

£880,444

Dover

£4,133

£247,271

£251,404

Dudley

£11,861

£330,483

£342,344

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

£2,500

£154,828

£157,328

East Cambridgeshire

£3,079

£191,046

£194,125

East Devon

£5,382

£260,770

£266,152

East Hampshire

£4,444

£272,870

£277,314

East Hertfordshire

£5,159

£328,925

£334,084

East Lindsey

£5,098

£332,023

£337,121

East Riding of Yorkshire

£12,742

£682,360

£695,102

East Staffordshire

£4,170

£222,832

£227,002

East Suffolk

£9,102

£559,213

£568,315

Eastbourne

£3,560

£186,170

£189,730

Eastleigh

£4,704

£255,099

£259,803

Eden

£2,500

£202,507

£205,007

Elmbridge

£4,880

£359,339

£364,219

Epping Forest

£4,952

£284,257

£289,209

Epsom and Ewell

£2,786

£199,845

£202,631

Erewash

£4,227

£213,252

£217,479

Exeter

£4,250

£270,249

£274,499

Fareham

£4,335

£177,841

£182,176

Fenland

£3,669

£213,679

£217,348

Folkestone and Hythe

£3,881

£260,265

£264,146

Forest of Dean

£3,222

£182,883

£186,105

Fylde

£2,929

£191,364

£194,293

Gateshead

£7,061

£280,295

£287,356

Gedling

£4,276

£246,294

£250,570

Gloucester

£4,405

£202,456

£206,861

Gosport

£3,027

£129,903

£132,930

Gower

£2,967

£168,987

£171,954

Gravesham

£3,621

£223,742

£227,363

Great Yarmouth

£3,559

£167,357

£170,916

Guildford

£5,033

£299,069

£304,102

Halton

£4,599

£228,466

£233,065

Hambleton

£3,361

£203,129

£206,490

Harborough

£3,160

£186,412

£189,572

Harlow

£2,989

£127,080

£130,069

Harrogate

£5,804

£342,936

£348,740

Hart

£3,377

£228,236

£231,613

Hartlepool

£3,410

£166,396

£169,806

Hastings

£2,971

£156,936

£159,907

Havant

£4,599

£167,210

£171,809

Herefordshire, County of

£6,724

£501,130

£507,854

Hertsmere

£3,660

£232,632

£236,292

High Peak

£3,458

£200,973

£204,431

Hinckley and Bosworth

£4,123

£177,155

£181,278

Horsham

£5,013

£266,488

£271,501

Huntingdonshire

£6,301

£319,289

£325,590

Hyndburn

£3,001

£180,072

£183,073

Ipswich

£4,548

£219,275

£223,823

Isle of Wight

£5,271

£260,193

£265,464

Isles of Scilly

£2,500

£10,289

£12,789

Islwyn

£2,665

£163,279

£165,944

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

£5,679

£274,906

£280,585

Kingston upon Hull, City of

£9,017

£456,630

£465,647

Knowsley

£5,423

£261,229

£266,652

Lancaster

£4,828

£282,271

£287,099

Leicester

£11,299

£645,803

£657,102

Lewes

£3,490

£233,752

£237,242

Lichfield

£3,892

£289,213

£293,105

Lincoln

£3,096

£204,837

£207,933

Liverpool

£15,459

£740,331

£755,790

Llanelli

£2,919

£247,226

£250,145

Luton

£6,497

£338,276

£344,773

Maidstone

£5,607

£297,296

£302,903

Maldon

£2,500

£123,269

£125,769

Malvern Hills

£2,889

£202,478

£205,367

Mansfield

£3,810

£217,980

£221,790

Medway

£9,368

£570,126

£579,494

Melton

£2,500

£135,879

£138,379

Mendip

£4,047

£276,771

£280,818

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

£2,630

£203,325

£205,955

Mid Devon

£2,918

£200,219

£203,137

Mid Suffolk

£3,774

£228,944

£232,718

Mid Sussex

£5,275

£281,456

£286,731

Middlesbrough

£4,567

£281,268

£285,835

Milton Keynes

£8,898

£459,154

£468,052

Mole Valley

£3,227

£197,208

£200,435

Monmouth

£3,141

£196,137

£199,278

Montgomeryshire

£2,500

£171,093

£173,593

Neath

£2,711

£127,413

£130,124

New Forest

£6,805

£357,209

£364,014

Newark and Sherwood

£4,221

£277,631

£281,852

Newcastle under Lyme

£4,461

£244,532

£248,993

Newcastle upon Tyne

£9,190

£662,194

£671,384

Newport East

£2,728

£143,912

£146,640

Newport West

£3,042

£161,622

£164,664

North Devon

£3,639

£221,559

£225,198

North East Derbyshire

£3,805

£244,551

£248,356

North East Lincolnshire

£5,638

£355,641

£361,279

North Hertfordshire

£4,823

£258,550

£263,373

North Kesteven

£4,145

£272,243

£276,388

North Lincolnshire

£6,152

£354,536

£360,688

North Norfolk

£4,023

£282,722

£286,745

North Northamptonshire

£11,839

£715,622

£727,461

North Somerset

£7,768

£467,140

£474,908

North Tyneside

£7,561

£388,668

£396,229

North Warwickshire

£2,500

£145,119

£147,619

North West Leicestershire

£3,588

£189,231

£192,819

Northumberland

£11,516

£687,670

£699,186

Norwich

£4,736

£259,195

£263,931

Nottingham

£9,820

£478,262

£488,082

Nuneaton and Bedworth

£4,602

£231,070

£235,672

Oadby and Wigston

£2,500

£112,656

£115,156

Ogmore

£2,667

£212,341

£215,008

Oxford

£4,834

£237,868

£242,702

Pendle

£3,190

£159,604

£162,794

Peterborough

£6,505

£391,407

£397,912

Plymouth

£8,971

£584,072

£593,043

Pontypridd

£2,852

£100,043

£102,895

Portsmouth

£6,924

£283,111

£290,035

Preseli Pembrokeshire

£2,761

£231,829

£234,590

Preston

£4,624

£257,613

£262,237

Reading

£5,161

£436,606

£441,767

Redcar and Cleveland

£4,980

£258,027

£263,007

Redditch

£3,565

£147,304

£150,869

Reigate and Banstead

£5,120

£314,893

£320,013

Rhondda

£2,500

£94,941

£97,441

Ribble Valley

£2,500

£148,156

£150,656

Richmondshire

£2,500

£123,569

£126,069

Rochford

£3,197

£144,097

£147,294

Rossendale

£2,539

£121,143

£123,682

Rother

£3,499

£224,010

£227,509

Rotherham

£9,635

£627,218

£636,853

Rugby

£3,765

£236,497

£240,262

Runnymede

£2,882

£207,059

£209,941

Rushcliffe

£4,166

£305,478

£309,644

Rushmoor

£3,181

£160,238

£163,419

Rutland

£2,500

£87,117

£89,617

Ryedale

£2,500

£167,639

£170,139

Sandwell

£11,131

£537,175

£548,306

Scarborough

£3,977

£234,689

£238,666

Sedgemoor

£4,351

£241,393

£245,744

Sefton

£9,927

£590,507

£600,434

Selby

£3,166

£217,827

£220,993

Sevenoaks

£4,234

£271,889

£276,123

Sheffield

£19,028

£883,859

£902,887

Shropshire

£11,376

£714,269

£725,645

Slough

£4,630

£292,331

£296,961

Solihull

£7,720

£344,132

£351,852

Somerset West and Taunton

£5,322

£337,756

£343,078

South Cambridgeshire

£5,664

£339,088

£344,752

South Derbyshire

£3,521

£181,419

£184,940

South Gloucestershire

£10,142

£587,761

£597,903

South Hams

£3,294

£208,433

£211,727

South Holland

£3,372

£177,797

£181,169

South Kesteven

£5,191

£292,523

£297,714

South Lakeland

£3,956

£320,031

£323,987

South Norfolk

£4,933

£286,871

£291,804

South Oxfordshire

£5,074

£312,449

£317,523

South Ribble

£4,056

£225,178

£229,234

South Somerset

£6,061

£387,675

£393,736

South Staffordshire

£4,129

£259,889

£264,018

South Tyneside

£5,627

£328,008

£333,635

Southampton

£7,989

£411,600

£419,589

Southend-on-Sea

£6,279

£311,025

£317,304

Spelthorne

£3,604

£240,513

£244,117

St Albans

£5,190

£313,242

£318,432

St Helens

£6,577

£287,570

£294,147

Stafford

£4,791

£377,471

£382,262

Staffordshire Moorlands

£3,839

£214,169

£218,008

Stevenage

£3,067

£179,801

£182,868

Stockton-on-Tees

£6,836

£372,226

£379,062

Stoke-on-Trent

£8,731

£468,699

£477,430

Stratford on Avon

£4,729

£308,179

£312,908

Stroud

£4,470

£296,966

£301,436

Sunderland

£9,994

£554,176

£564,170

Surrey Heath

£3,188

£178,478

£181,666

Swale

£4,898

£217,068

£221,966

Swansea East

£2,818

£161,465

£164,283

Swansea West

£2,671

£162,483

£165,154

Swindon

£7,422

£340,244

£347,666

Tamworth

£2,792

£161,124

£163,916

Tandridge

£3,134

£166,855

£169,989

Teignbridge

£4,981

£278,527

£283,508

Telford and The Wrekin

£6,098

£341,283

£347,381

Tendring

£5,337

£270,829

£276,166

Test Valley

£4,590

£323,993

£328,583

Tewkesbury

£3,320

£182,006

£185,326

Thanet

£4,765

£232,601

£237,366

Three Rivers

£3,297

£181,826

£185,123

Thurrock

£5,522

£258,211

£263,733

Tonbridge and Malling

£4,479

£258,584

£263,063

Torbay

£4,935

£309,717

£314,652

Torfaen

£2,948

£190,112

£193,060

Torridge

£2,527

£220,950

£223,477

Tunbridge Wells

£3,841

£224,461

£228,302

Uttlesford

£3,127

£214,016

£217,143

Vale of Clwyd

£2,756

£170,352

£173,108

Vale of Glamorgan

£3,483

£312,925

£316,408

Vale of White Horse

£4,621

£304,654

£309,275

Walsall

£9,476

£573,955

£583,431

Warrington

£7,715

£482,186

£489,901

Warwick

£5,006

£364,733

£369,739

Watford

£3,407

£245,967

£249,374

Waverley

£4,454

£277,947

£282,401

Wealden

£5,844

£366,972

£372,816

Welwyn Hatfield

£3,869

£198,587

£202,456

West Berkshire

£5,640

£329,203

£334,843

West Devon

£2,500

£154,989

£157,489

West Lancashire

£4,172

£241,893

£246,065

West Lindsey

£3,540

£238,794

£242,334

West Northamptonshire

£13,811

£928,806

£942,617

West Oxfordshire

£3,968

£200,177

£204,145

West Suffolk

£5,873

£359,649

£365,522

Wiltshire

£17,589

£1,145,605

£1,163,194

Winchester

£4,207

£308,595

£312,802

Windsor and Maidenhead

£4,966

£255,185

£260,151

Wirral

£11,663

£478,980

£490,643

Woking

£3,565

£235,297

£238,862

Wokingham

£5,889

£276,171

£282,060

Wolverhampton

£8,702

£498,644

£507,346

Worcester

£3,636

£211,137

£214,773

Worthing

£3,947

£166,431

£170,378

Wrexham

£2,522

£137,956

£140,478

Wychavon

£4,660

£290,633

£295,293

Wyre

£4,040

£256,416

£260,456

Wyre Forest

£3,763

£199,113

£202,876

Ynys Môn

£2,500

£195,578

£198,078

York

£7,406

£382,347

£389,753

I13SCHEDULE 3Police area returning officers: maximum recoverable amounts for police areas

Articles 6, 7 and 8

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I13

Sch. 3 in force at 24.3.2021, see art. 1(1)

1Police area

2Maximum recoverable amount for specified services

3Maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses

4Overall maximum recoverable amount

Avon and Somerset

£8,000

£34,670

£42,670

Bedfordshire

£8,000

£12,613

£20,613

Cambridgeshire

£8,000

£13,394

£21,394

Cheshire

£8,000

£17,356

£25,356

Cleveland

£8,000

£12,292

£20,292

Cumbria

£8,000

£12,156

£20,156

Derbyshire

£8,000

£38,831

£46,831

Devon and Cornwall

£8,000

£62,507

£70,507

Dorset

£8,000

£16,480

£24,480

Durham

£8,000

£12,597

£20,597

Dyfed-Powys

£8,000

£19,873

£27,873

Essex

£8,000

£18,362

£26,362

Gloucestershire

£8,000

£12,661

£20,661

Gwent

£8,000

£12,386

£20,386

Hampshire

£8,000

£52,973

£60,973

Hertfordshire

£8,000

£14,776

£22,776

Humberside

£8,000

£23,528

£31,528

Kent

£8,000

£38,398

£46,398

Lancashire

£8,000

£17,807

£25,807

Leicestershire

£8,000

£18,748

£26,748

Lincolnshire

£8,000

£16,977

£24,977

Merseyside

£8,000

£15,679

£23,679

Norfolk

£8,000

£13,777

£21,777

North Wales

£8,000

£25,866

£33,866

North Yorkshire

£8,000

£26,947

£34,947

Northamptonshire

£8,000

£29,560

£37,560

Northumbria

£8,000

£31,932

£39,932

Nottinghamshire

£8,000

£23,754

£31,754

South Wales

£8,000

£20,901

£28,901

South Yorkshire

£8,000

£15,550

£23,550

Staffordshire

£8,000

£85,413

£93,413

Suffolk

£8,000

£13,459

£21,459

Surrey

£8,000

£28,949

£36,949

Sussex

£8,000

£34,022

£42,022

Thames Valley

£8,000

£76,904

£84,904

Warwickshire

£8,000

£16,441

£24,441

West Mercia

£8,000

£15,780

£23,780

West Midlands

£8,000

£37,762

£45,762

Wiltshire and Swindon

£8,000

£15,975

£23,975

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under section 55 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), a returning officer may recover charges in respect of services rendered, or expenses incurred, by the officer for or in connection with an election if the services were necessarily rendered, or the expenses necessarily incurred, for the efficient and effective conduct of a police and crime commissioner election (“PCC election”). Those charges may not however exceed the overall maximum recoverable amount specified by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with the consent of Treasury, in an order. An order may also specify the maximum amount that may be recovered in respect of any specified services or expenses.

Articles 3 to 5 of, and Schedule 1 to, this Order specify the maximum amounts for specified services and specified expenses, and the overall maximum amount, that may be recovered by a local returning officer in respect of a voting area at the PCC election scheduled for 6 May 2021, some of which are combined with other elections. A voting area is a local authority area, except where an ordinary PCC election is combined with a general election for members of the Senedd Cymru, in which case a voting area is a Senedd Cymru constituency.

Articles 3 to 5, and Schedule 2, provide maximum recoverable amounts for PCC elections taken alone following 6th May 2021 to fill a vacancy in the office of PCC.

Articles 6 to 8 and Schedule 3 specify the overall maximum amount and the maximum amounts for specified services and specified expenses that may be recovered by a police area returning officer in respect of a police area at a PCC election.

Article 9 specifies the maximum amounts that may be recovered (instead of the amounts referred to above) where an election is uncontested.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.