Offences made under the Local Government Act 2000

14 statutory instruments made under this Act create 70 criminal offences between them.

These are offences created by secondary legislation made under the Act — not the offences in the Act itself. An Act that creates a power to make regulations, and regulations that then create offences, is the ordinary route by which most of the criminal law is made, and it is the route this report follows.

Instruments made under it

• The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023 · 25 offences
• The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023 · 9 offences
• The Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates… 2023 · 5 offences
• The Voter Identification Regulations 2022 2022 · 5 offences
• The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums)(England) Regulations 2012 2012 · 5 offences
• The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008 2008 · 4 offences
• The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2007 2007 · 4 offences
• The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001 2001 · 4 offences
• The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004 2004 · 3 offences
• The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 2006 · 2 offences
• The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 2012 · 1 offence
• The Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2005 2005 · 1 offence
• Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Decisions, Documents and Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001 · 1 offence
• The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2000 2000 · 1 offence