Scrutiny of the Electoral Commission financial estimates 2021/22 and five-year plan

Every year, the Electoral Commission must submit to the committee an estimate of income and expenditure relating to devolved Welsh elections and referendums no later than six months before the financial year to which they relate.

As well as estimates of income and expenditure, the Electoral Commission must periodically submit to the committee a plan that sets out its aims, objectives and estimated budget for its functions relating to devolved Welsh elections and devolved Welsh referendums in the ensuing five-year period.

Following its scrutiny of the Electoral Commission’s estimates and plans, the Committee must lay those estimates and plans before the Senedd, either as received form the Electoral Commission or with modifications.

The Committee published its report on ‘Scrutiny of the Electoral Commission’s financial estimate for 2021-22 and five-year plan for 2020-21 to 2024-25’ on 20 November 2020

The Committee published its Annual Report 2020-21 on the exercise of the Llywydd’s Committee’s functions on 26 March 2021.

The Committee has published the Electoral Commission’s ‘Statement of Funding Principles’ which reflects how the new funding of the Electoral Commission will operate from the start of 2021/22.