Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 2 April 2009.
Terms of Reference
Speaker's Committee First Report 2009
Appendix: Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Electoral Commission: compliance with regulations on funding political parties
Summary
Key findings
On the use of sanctions within the regulatory framework:
On comparisons with other regulators:
Recommendations
Part 1: The current regulatory regime for party finance
The role of the Electoral Commission in the regulation of party finances
Public funding of political parties
The Commission's powers of investigation and enforcement
The Electoral Commission's powers of sanction
Part 2: Securing compliance with regulations on party finance
The principles of good regulation
The Commission's current enforcement powers
The purpose of sanctions within a regulatory system
Good practice in using sanctions
The Commission's use of its sanctions regime
The impact of enforcement on compliance
Flexibility of sanctioning options
Part 3: Comparison with other regulators
Better Regulation Principles
International Comparisons
The Australian Electoral Commission
The US Federal Election Commission
The Canadian Electoral Act
Other Regulators
Financial Services Authority
Lessons from overseas and from UK regulators
Development of performance measures
Annex 1 - The Electoral Commission's Objective Relating to Party and Election Finances
Annex 2 - Hampton and Macrory Reports
Annex 3 - International Comparators
Australia - the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
USA - The Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Canada