# The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025, Article 64: Inspection of returns and declarations

Extent: E+W

(1) Where the returning officer receives any return or declaration under article 47, 54, 55 or 56, the returning officer must—
(a) as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the return or declaration, make a copy of it and any accompanying documents available for public inspection at the returning officer’s office, or some other convenient place chosen by the returning officer, for a period of two years beginning with the date when the return or declaration is received, and
(b) if requested to do so by any person, and on payment of the fee set out in paragraph (3), supply that person with a copy of the return or declaration and any accompanying documents.
(2) Where a return contains a statement of donations in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 (statement of relevant donations), the returning officer must take steps to ensure that the address of any individual donor is not included in the copy of the statement—
(a) made available for public inspection under paragraph (1)(a), or
(b) supplied under paragraph (1)(b).
(3) The fee payable for a copy of a return, declaration or any accompanying document is 20p for each side of each page.
(4) After the expiry of the two year period set out in paragraph (1)(a), the returning officer—
(a) may cause those returns and declarations (including the accompanying documents) to be destroyed, or
(b) if the candidate or where appropriate, the candidate’s election agent so requires, must return them to the candidate.
(5) Any returns or declarations delivered under article 47(6) by a person (“P”) other than a candidate or the candidate’s agent, must be returned to P and not the candidate or the candidate’s agent, if P so requires.
(6) The Welsh Ministers may by order vary the amount of the fee payable under paragraph (3).
(7) The power to make orders under paragraph (6) is exercisable by statutory instrument, and for the purpose of section 1 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 this provision has effect as if contained in an Act of the Senedd.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/864/article/64 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/article-64
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