Proceeding contribution from Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 9 July 2026. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Foreign Interference in UK Politics.
Foreign Interference in UK Politics
I welcome the Government’s commitment to give the Electoral Commission more investigatory powers, including the power to require information from third parties, as the Rycroft review recommended. The devil will be in the detail on that. Other regulators have extensive powers to require information from third parties, to search premises, to require third parties to attend for interviews, and so on, which are enforceable by criminal penalties. What powers are envisaged to be given to the Electoral Commission to require information from third parties and how will they be enforced?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 858 c292
- Session
- 2026-27
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Companies Candidates British nationals abroad Campaigns Finance Elections Enforcement Electoral Commission Internet Powers Political parties Profits Government responses Regulation Subversion Disinformation Information sharing Cryptocurrencies Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics Independent Review
- Legislation
- Representation of the People Bill 2024-26 to 2026-27
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