Offences made under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
39 statutory instruments made under this Act create 331 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 Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025 2025 · 26 offences
- The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023 · 25 offences
- The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 2012 · 23 offences
- The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015 2015 · 22 offences
- The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010 2010 · 21 offences
- The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (revoked) 2007 · 21 offences
- The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 (revoked) 2004 · 20 offences
- The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 (revoked) 2004 · 20 offences
- The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.)… 2010 · 19 offences
- The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 2016 · 18 offences
- The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007 2007 · 18 offences
- The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023 · 9 offences
- The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling etc.) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 2024 · 6 offences
- The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024 2024 · 6 offences
- The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009 · 6 offences
- The Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates… 2023 · 5 offences
- The Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023 2023 · 5 offences
- The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023 · 5 offences
- The Voter Identification Regulations 2022 2022 · 5 offences
- The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 2013 · 5 offences
- The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 2013 · 5 offences
- The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 2008 · 5 offences
- The Representation of the People (England and Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2002 2002 · 4 offences
- Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 2002 · 4 offences
- Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 2002 · 4 offences
- The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (revoked) 2009 · 3 offences
- The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023 2023 · 2 offences
- The Representation of the People and Recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023 · 2 offences
- The Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 2023 · 2 offences
- The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 2010 · 2 offences
- The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland)(Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007 · 2 offences
- The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007 · 2 offences
- The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 2006 · 2 offences
- The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004 2004 · 2 offences
- The Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 2026 · 1 offence
- The Representation of the People (Absent Voting and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 2026 · 1 offence
- The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2019 · 1 offence
- The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 2018 · 1 offence
- The Electoral Registration (Disclosure of Electoral Registers) Regulations 2013 2013 · 1 offence