# The Senedd Cymru (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2026, Article 5: Maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses incurred at a contested Senedd election


(1) The total amount a returning officer may recover for specified expenses incurred for, or in connection with, a contested Senedd election must not exceed the amount listed for each constituency in column 2 of the table in the Schedule.
(2) A returning officer may recover specified expenses incurred for, or in connection with—
(a) the appointment and payment of persons to assist the returning officer;
(b) travel and overnight subsistence for the returning officer and any person appointed to assist the returning officer;
(c) the costs of the nomination process;
(d) printing or otherwise producing the ballot papers;
(e) printing or otherwise producing or purchasing postal vote stationery;
(f) printing or otherwise producing, and arranging for the delivery of, poll cards;
(g) printing or otherwise producing and publishing all election notices and documents;
(h) renting, heating, lighting, cleaning, adapting or restoring any building or room;
(i) providing and transporting equipment;
(j) providing information and communications technology equipment and software and associated costs;
(k) providing security, including secure storage of ballot boxes, ballot papers and verification documents;
(l) conducting the verification and the count;
(m) providing and receiving training;
(n) providing stationery and meeting postage, telephone, printing, translation and banking costs and the costs of other miscellaneous items.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/76/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-returning-officers-charges-order-2026/article-5
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