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<p>Under section 113 of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) 1983 it is an offence
for a person to give money or a gift to any other person in order to induce them to
vote or to refrain from voting at an election. There is a similar offence at section
114 of the RPA 1983 in relation to the treating of voters.</p><p>Furthermore, the
Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) replaced an old and outmoded mix of common and statutory
law and was designed to provide the courts, prosecutors and investigators the tools
they needed to tackle bribery in the UK and overseas in the 21st century. The Act
reflects the UK's continued commitment to combat bribery and provides a modern, comprehensive
scheme of bribery offences.</p><p>If anyone has evidence of abuse of the electoral
system, this should be reported to the Returning Officer or the Police who have powers
to investigate.</p><p>We will continue to keep electoral law under review to ensure
the electoral system is safe and secure.</p>
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