EU Referendum: Counting Officers' Regulations
皇冠体育app European Union Referendum (Counting Officers鈥� and Regional Counting Officers鈥� Charges) Regulations 2016 come into force today.
皇冠体育app Cabinet Office wishes to report the entry into force today, Wednesday 23 March 2016, of the European Union Referendum (Counting Officers鈥� and Regional Counting Officers鈥� Charges) Regulations 2016.
皇冠体育app Regulations are the final piece of legislation which, taken together, confirm the arrangements for the referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union.
皇冠体育app provides for a referendum to take place on the UK鈥檚 membership of the EU. 皇冠体育app British people will be asked on 23 June, for the first time in 40 years, whether or not they want to stay in the EU.
This is a concrete step towards settling the debate about the UK鈥檚 membership of the EU.
皇冠体育app estimated cost of conducting the referendum is 拢142.4 million. This includes the expenses incurred by counting officers in running the poll, grants to the designated lead campaign organisations, the delivery by Royal Mail of campaign mailings from those organisations, and the cost of the central count.
皇冠体育appse costs have been discussed and agreed with the It is important that counting officers and the Electoral Commission have the resources necessary to conduct the referendum effectively and efficiently.
皇冠体育app European Union Referendum (Counting Officers鈥� and Regional Counting Officers鈥� Charges) Regulations 2016 set the maximum recoverable amounts for the services and expenses of counting officers and regional counting officers.
皇冠体育app Regulations therefore provide counting officers with certainty regarding their allocations, enabling them to plan with confidence for delivery of the poll.