Written evidence to be reported to the House
Political Parties and Elections Bill
12:00 pm
Peter Wardle: Thank you. I am sure that members of the Committee will want to ask us about a number of items. There are two particular areas on which I hope to give the commission’s views, the first of which is our concern about the proposals on the composition of the Electoral Commission, in that the Bill has departed significantly from the recommendations of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. Secondly, I am sure that we shall be asked about it, but we certainly want to talk about the concerns that have been raised about the proposal in respect of the commission’s investigatory powers.