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Contents 1 Treasurer Role and Responsibilities 1.1 General 1.2 Membership 1.3 Electoral Commission 1.4 PPERA 1.5 HMRC 1.6 Misc

Treasurer Role and Responsibilities

General

• Maintaining Party assets and finances (accounts and statements and releasing funds to other areas of the Party)

Membership

• Vetting new memberships & ensuring applications are compliant with membership rules

• Managing memberships and dealing with membership queries

• Periodically reviewing the membership rules and advising on amendments if suitable

Electoral Commission

• Maintaining and updating correct Party records with the electoral commission(Solely or with other officers)

• Filing the necessary statements such as end of year accounts, quarterly donations and quarterly transactions

See Electoral Commission Guidelines for more detailed information

PPERA

• As a registered party treasurer, the treasurer is responsible for the party’s compliance with the financial controls under the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA).

HMRC

• The Party treasurer must ensure that the party complies with all necessary Tax laws. As a political party, the party must file corporation tax returns as required.

Misc

• Other such tasks that may be required as a sitting officer on the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party