The Recall Petition (Petition Officers’ Charges) Regulations 2024

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Recall Petition (Petition Officers’ Charges) Regulations 2024 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Recall of MPs Act 2015;

“Greater London area” means the area of—

(a)

the City of London, and

(b)

the London boroughs described in Schedule 1 to the London Government Act 1963(1);

“official petition notice” means a notice sent in accordance with section 8 of the Act (notice of petition);

“petition signing sheet” means a signing sheet which is to be made available for signing the recall petition in accordance with section 9 of the Act (recall petition to be made available for signing), other than a postal signing sheet;

“postal signing sheet” means a signing sheet issued to a postal signer in accordance with Part 5 of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016.

Petition officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified services

2.—(1) The maximum recoverable amount (for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act) in relation to a recall petition for a service specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 is to be determined in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Except in a case described in paragraph (3) or (4), the maximum recoverable amount in relation to a specified service listed in column 1 is the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table.

(3) Where the constituency to which a recall petition relates is wholly or partly within the Greater London area, the maximum recoverable amount in relation to a specified service listed in column 1 is the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table.

(4) Where the constituency to which a recall petition relates is not wholly or partly within the Greater London area but borders a constituency that is, the maximum recoverable amount in relation to a specified service listed in column 1 is the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 4 of that table.

Petition officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses

3.—(1) The maximum recoverable amount (for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act) in relation to a recall petition for an expense specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 is to be determined in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Except in a case described in paragraph (3) or (4), the maximum recoverable amount in relation to a specified expense listed in column 1 is the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table.

(3) Where the constituency to which a recall petition relates is wholly or partly within the Greater London area, the maximum recoverable amount in relation to a specified expense listed in column 1 is the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table.

(4) Where the constituency to which a recall petition relates is not wholly or partly within the Greater London area but borders a constituency that is, the maximum recoverable amount in relation to a specified expense listed in column 1 is the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 4 of that table.

Overall maximum recoverable amount

4.—(1) The overall maximum recoverable amount (within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act) in relation to a recall petition is to be determined in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Except in a case described in paragraph (3) or (4), the overall maximum recoverable amount is the sum of the maximum recoverable amounts specified in, or determined in accordance with—

(a) regulation 2(2) (specified services), and

(b) regulation 3(2) (specified expenses).

(3) Where the constituency to which a recall petition relates is wholly or partly within the Greater London area, the overall maximum recoverable amount is the sum of the maximum recoverable amounts specified in, or determined in accordance with—

(a) regulation 2(3) (specified services), and

(b) regulation 3(3) (specified expenses).

(4) Where the constituency to which a recall petition relates is not wholly or partly within the Greater London area but borders a constituency that is, the overall maximum recoverable amount is the sum of the maximum recoverable amounts specified in, or determined in accordance with—

(a) regulation 2(4) (specified services), and

(b) regulation 3(4) (specified expenses).

Revocation and saving

5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Recall Petition (Petition Officers’ Charges) Regulations 2016(2) are revoked.

(2) The Recall Petition (Petition Officers’ Charges) Regulations 2016 continue to have effect in respect of any recall petition for which the petition officer sent an official petition notice prior to the date on which these Regulations come into force.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Simon Hoare

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

5th March 2024

We consent to these Regulations

Joy Morrissey

Amanda Milling

Two of the Lord Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury

5th March 2024