The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016

Records and lists kept under this Part U.K.

80.—(1) The registration officer must, on request, supply free of charge a copy of the lists kept under regulation 55 and regulation 56 (absent signers lists) and regulation 58(9) (proxy postal signers list) to—

(a) a registered political party, other than a minority party, within the meaning of section 160(1) of PPERA 2000 (general interpretation);

(b) the MP to whom a petition relates;

(c) the Electoral Commission;

(d) the Security Service, Government Communications Headquarters and the Secret Intelligence Service;

(e) any police force in Great Britain, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Reserve), the National Crime Agency, and any body of constables established under an Act of Parliament; and

(f) an accredited campaigner within the meaning of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Act.

(2) The registration officer must make available for inspection at his or her office a copy of the records kept under regulations 51(4), 52(5) and 58(7).

(3) As soon as practicable after 5pm on the cut-off day the registration officer must—

(a) publish the lists kept under regulations 55, 56 and 58(9) by making a copy of them available for inspection at his or her office; and

(b) send to the petition officer a copy of those lists.

(4) The registration officer must ensure that where he or she supplies or discloses information in accordance with this regulation, he or she does not supply or disclose any record relating to—

(a) a person who has an anonymous entry; or

(b) the proxy of a person who has an anonymous entry.

(5) Where inspection takes place by providing a copy of the information on a computer screen or otherwise in data form, the registration officer must ensure that the manner in, and equipment on, which that copy is provided do not permit any person consulting that copy to—

(a) search it by electronic means by reference to the name of any person; or

(b) copy or transmit any part of that copy by electronic, or any other means.

(6) A person who inspects a copy of the information, whether a printed copy or in data form, may not—

(a) make copies of any part of it, or

(b) record any particulars in it,

otherwise than by means of hand-written notes.

(7) No person who has obtained access to a copy of a list referred to under paragraph (1), or information contained in such lists, may—

(a) supply a copy of that list,

(b) disclose any information contained in those lists (that is not disclosed in the edited register), or

(c) make use of any such information,

other than for a permitted purpose specified in paragraph (8).

(8) The permitted purposes are—

(a) where a copy of any information was supplied to a person or body referred to in paragraph (1)(d) or (e)—

(i) the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal law (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere), or

(ii) the vetting of a relevant person (within the meaning of regulation 109(5) of the 2001 Regulations and regulation 108(5) of the 2001 (Scotland) Regulations) for the purposes of safeguarding national security;

(b) where a copy of any information was supplied to the Electoral Commission, in connection with their functions under, or by virtue of, PPERA 2000;

(c) in any other case, for the purposes of a petition.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 80 in force at 4.3.2016, see reg. 1