Doug Chalmers, Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, responds to publication of the government strategy for electoral reform.
"CSPL welcomes today's publication of the government's Electoral Reform Strategy which marks a step forward towards a more transparent, proportionate and effective framework for regulating election finance.
We are pleased the strategy picks up many important recommendations from our 2021 report , including tightening the requirement to identify the true source of donations, thereby reducing the potential for foreign money to influence UK elections.
Candidates at the last General Election continued to face unacceptable levels of intimidation and abuse. The measures in the Strategy aimed at countering this risk to our democracy are welcome, and build on recommendations we made in our 2017 report .
We will continue to maintain a close interest as the government develops its plans."
Doug Chalmers, Chair, Committee on Standards in Public Life
