Table of—

1. (a)

   the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2005;

2. (b)

   the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

3. (c)

   limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

   Estimate/Request for Resources	Net Resources authorised for use	Grants out of the Consolidated Fund	Operating Appropriations in Aid	Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
   	£	£	£	£
   ELECTORAL COMMISSION		38,197,000		0
   1. Electoral Commission	38,356,000		1,504,000
   Amounts required in the year ending 31 March 2005 for expenditure by the Electoral Commission on carrying out the functions and duties imposed on it by, or by virtue of, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and other relevant enactments regarding the registers of political parties, recognised third parties and permitted participants; receiving annual statement of accounts from parties and their Accounting Units; reports of disclosable donations and returns as to expenditure on election and referendum campaigns from political parties (third parties and permitted participants); YO making information publicly available in accordance with the Act; making regulations and preparing codes of practice in accordance with the Act, promoting and monitoring compliance with the controls imposed by, or by virtue of, the Act and other relevant enactments and taking enforcement action as necessary; making grants to eligible parties for policy development; reporting on the conduct of elections and referendums; reviewing and advising on the administration and law of elections and encouraging best practice; YO promoting participation in and increased understanding of the democratic process; providing guidance on and acting as a reference point for advice on the conduct of elections and referendums; planning for and undertaking the effective conduct of referendums; exercising the powers and carrying out the functions and duties imposed on the Electoral Commission by, and by virtue of, the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003; YOplanning for the transfer of Parliamentary constituency review functions, undertaking local government reviews, boundary, structural and electoral arrangements reviews of local authority areas in England and reviews of London and elected Regional Assembly electoral arrangements, assessing the recommendations resulting from such reviews and making Orders implementing those agreed by the Commission, or as appropriate, making recommendations to the Government; related purposes and associated non-cash items.
   TOTAL, 2004–05	38,356,000	38,197,000	1,504,000	0