REPORTING ON CWU EU REFERENDUM EXPENDITURE 

REPORTING ON CWU EU REFERENDUM EXPENDITURE 
Earlier this year the CWU registered with the Electoral Commission as a Campaigner ‘to Remain’ in the EU Referendum. This was a legal requirement for any organisation campaigning to remain or leave the EU who intended to spend in excess of £10,000 on their campaigns. 
Following CWU Conference, we issued LTB324/16 which explained the activities planned by the CWU and to make branches aware of the legal requirements with which the union had to comply. We stated that any spending by the CWU in campaigning on the EU Referendum would need to be reported by the union centrally to the Electoral Commission. 
We asked branches to contact us in advance of any campaign activities that they wished to undertake, to ensure compliance with the legal restrictions. 
The Union is now required to report to the Electoral Commission, so we would therefore be grateful if branches could forward to the General Secretary’s office details of any branch monies spent on the CWU EU Referendum Campaign. This should include a breakdown of each amount and the exact item (i.e. leaflets, badges, postage etc). 
This information should be submitted to gsoffice@cwu.org by 7th September 2016. 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Dave Ward

General Secretary
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Attachment 1 – LTB 502/16: Reporting on CWU EU Referendum Expenditure