# The Scottish Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 2007, Part B: Expenses of Constituency Returning Officer for which maximum recoverable amounts are specified


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General Election
By-election
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(1) For a constituency returning officer’s expenses in the payment of presiding officers at polling stations, (including expenses incurred in respect of having persons available to take over the duties of a presiding officer on polling day should the appointed officer be unable to act), the maximum recoverable amount in respect of the presiding officer at each polling station (and each such member of stand by staff) is (subject to sub paragraphs (2) and (3))–
£200
£158
(2) Where, at a polling place, there is more than one polling station, the maximum recoverable amount in respect of one only of the presiding officers at the polling stations at such a polling place is increased by–
£18
£9
(3) Where there are combined polls at a polling station, the maximum recoverable amount is increased by–
£41
£41
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(1) For a constituency returning officer’s expenses in respect of the payment of poll clerks at polling stations, the maximum recoverable amount (subject to sub paragraph (2)) for the expenses in respect of each poll clerk is–
£117
£94
(2) Where there are combined polls at a polling station, the maximum recoverable amount is increased by–
£23
£23
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(1) The maximum recoverable amount for a constituency returning officer’s expenses in respect of the payment of persons (including companies) employed in connection with–
(a) the preparation, revision and issue of the official poll cards and notifications, and
(b) the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers, confirmation of papers received, the count and any other clerical assistance for the purposes of the election,
is, (subject to sub paragraphs (2) and (3))–
£15,000
£11,153
(2) For each recount of the votes ordered by the constituency returning officer, the maximum recoverable amount is increased by–
£528
£528
(3) Where there are combined polls for the conduct of which the constituency returning officer is responsible, the maximum recoverable amount for each constituency is increased by–
£1,526
£1,526
4 The maximum recoverable amount for a constituency returning officer’s expenses in arranging training for presiding officers, poll clerks, information officers and members of counting staff, including accommodation costs and payments to those delivering and attending training, is the number of such persons who attend one or more training courses multiplied by–
£50
nil
5 For a constituency returning officer’s expenses in respect of the payment of information officers at polling stations, the maximum recoverable amount, for the expenses in respect of each information officer, is–
£160
nil

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1354/schedule/part/B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-2007/schedule/part-B
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.