Recommendation 22

To enable effective scrutiny of the Bill we invite the Government to provide further information on how it intends to strengthen the residency requirements for political donations. 1 HC Deb, 2 September 2026, col 415 (Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) 2 Elections Act 2022, section 16 . A statement was published by the previous Government in 2024: see Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Electoral Commission, Policy Paper: Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement , 29 February 2024. 3 Elections Act 2022, section 16 4 Constitution Committee, Elections Bill (13th Report, Session 2021–22, HL Paper 164), para 39. See also Electoral Commission, Letter from Commissioners: Strategy and Policy Statement measures in the Elections Bill , 21 February 2022. 5 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Representation of the People Bill: Memorandum from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Delegated powers and Regulatory Reform Committee , September 2026, para 91 6 Clause 13(3) 7 Clause 13(4)(d) 8 Clause 13(6) 9 Clause 13(7) 10 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Representation of the People Bill: Memorandum from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Delegated powers and Regulatory Reform Committee , September 2026, para 91 11 Clause 22(1) 12 Clause 22(3)(b) and (c), and 22(5) 13 Clause 22(3) 14 Clause 22(4) 15 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Representation of the People Bill: Memorandum from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee , September 2026, paras 108–117 16 See Constitution Committee, The legislative process: the delegation of powers (16th Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 225), para 50. 17 See Constitution Committee, The rule of law: holding the line against tyranny and anarchy (13th Report, Session 2024–26, HL Paper 211), para 15. 18 Explanatory Notes to the Representation of the People Bill [Bill 47 (2026–27)-EN], para 623 19 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Independent report—The Rycroft Review: Report of the independent review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics , 25 March 2026, HC 1787, recommendations 1 and 3, and para 54 20 HC Deb, 25 March 2026, cols 304–05 21 Representation of the People Bill, European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum , para 88. 22 Constitution Committee, Legislative standards of the Constitution Committee: 2017–2024 , 6 May 2025, paras 77–78 23 HL Deb, 14 September 2026, col 1056 (Baroness Taylor of Stevenage) 24 HL Deb, 14 September 2026, col 974 < Back Next > © Parliamentary copyright 2026 A-Z index Glossary Contact us Freedom of Information Jobs Using this website Copyright Privacy notice Cookie policy Cookie Manager House of Lords - Representation of the People Bill - Select Committee on the Constitution Accessibility Email alerts RSS feeds Contact us Home Parliamentary business MPs, Lords & offices About Parliament Get involved Visiting Education House of Commons House of Lords What's on Bills & legislation Committees Publications & records Parliament TV News Topics You are here: Parliament home page > Parliamentary business > Publications and Records > Committee Publications > All Select Committee Publications > Lords Select Committees > Constitution > Constitution Representation of the People Bill Contents