Returning Officers' Notes for Guidance

Here is the most up to date Returning Officers' Notes for Guidance:

Returning Officer's Notes for Guidance (Updated June 2022)

Here are the most up to date documents referred to in the RO Notes for Guidance:

ROGN No

 

Version No

1

Full Process Checklists

2022-1

2

Short Process Checklist

2022-1

3

Short Process Timetable

2022-1

4

Full Process Timetable

2022-1

4b

Outline Timetable for Tier One Selections

2021-1

5

Returning Officer’s Expenses

2021-1

6

Short Process Advert Request

2023-3

6b

Candidate Statement Consent & Diversity Form*1

2021-1

6c

6c is now incorporated in 6b

2021-1

7

Declaration by Shortlisting Committee Member

2021-1

8

Campaign Expenses Cap

2021-1

9

Devising selection criteria from the competency framework

2021-1

10

Full Process - Example of Selection Criteria – Tier 1

2021-1

11

Full Process - Example Selection Criteria for a non-Tier 1 seat

2021-1

12

Full Process - Sample Application Pack

2021-1

13

Full process Covering letter for application pack

2021-1

14

Example Application Form

2021-1

15

Constituency Profile

2021-1

16

Full Process Advertisement Request

2022-1

17

Letter to Local Party Data Officer

2021-1

18

Membership Queries

2021-1

19

Full Process PPC / Mayoral / PCC Application tracking

2021-1

20

Full Process Long Listing Score Sheet

2021-1

21

Scoring Summary Sheet

2021-1

22

Sample Letters to applicants To: Applicants to be interviewed

2021-1

23

Sample Letters to applicants not shortlisted

2021-1

24

Sample Letters to applicants after short list is known

2021-1

24b

Enhanced Due Diligence 2021-1

24c

Due Diligence Enhanced Check 2021-1

25

Members Mailing for Physical Hustings only

2021-1

26

Postal Vote Application

2022-1

27

Data Protection *1

2021-1

28

Specimen Ballot Papers

2021-1

29

Specimen Ballot Papers Non-Standard Shortlist of One Candidate

2021-1

30

Ballots Pro-Form

2021-1

31

Single transferable vote (STV) Count – an example

2021-1

32

Acceptance of Result

2021-1

33

Sample Letter to Unsuccessful Applicants

2021-1

34

E – Ballots Guidance

2021-1

34a

Hustings invite for those with e-mails

2022-1

34b

Hustings invite for those without e-mails

2022-1

35

Summary Diversity Form

2022-1

*1            This file must not be changed. 

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