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<p>The Electoral Commission receives both formal and informal complaints across a
range of areas of electoral law through a range of different routes. It is not, therefore,
possible to provide comprehensive data in response to parts of this question. Allegations
of electoral fraud relating to offences under the Representation of the People Act
(RPA)1983 are matters for the police. When the Commission is made aware of allegations
of electoral fraud they advise the complainant to contact the police directly, and
they may also pass on details of the allegation to the relevant police force.</p><p>On
2 March 2018 the Commission published information provided by police forces about
cases of electoral fraud recorded during 2017. The data shows that police forces across
the UK recorded a total of 336 cases of alleged electoral fraud relating to offences
under the Representation of the People Act (RPA) 1983. Police forces also recorded
69 other complaints about elections which did not relate to allegations of electoral
fraud offences.</p><p>At the end of January 2018, when the data was updated by police
forces, there had been one conviction following investigation by the police, and suspects
in eight further cases had accepted police cautions. Police forces were awaiting prosecution
advice in relation to a further seven cases, in two cases court proceedings had been
initiated and one case resulted in an acquittal. Forty four cases remained under investigation
by the police.</p><p> </p>
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