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UK elections and party finance regulator since 2000; exposed crypto donation gap in 2026 electoral cycle.
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#19 22 Oct
Mentioned in: Peers table 160 changes to voting Bill
UK Local Elections 2026#18 20 Sept
Opened a review of campaign spending limits
UK Local Elections 2026: Electoral Commission to review spend caps#18 14 Sept
Mentioned in: Peers table four caps on party donors
UK Local Elections 2026#18 11 Sept
Mentioned in: Delo and Harborne give Reform £72m
UK Local Elections 2026#17 3 Sept
Published the quarter's donations register
UK Local Elections 2026: Delo's £4m arrived as cash, not crypto#12 14 Jul
Clarified the moratorium is intended to apply from 25 March 2026
UK Local Elections 2026: Crypto donation ban backdated to March#12 10 Jul
Mentioned in: Police question two over Reform money
UK Local Elections 2026#12 8 Jul
Mentioned in: Standards inquiry pauses as Farage exits
UK Local Elections 2026#12 6 Jul
Mentioned in: The finance bill Reform outran returns
UK Local Elections 2026#11 5 Jul
Labour flags Cottrell's funding of Farage
UK Local Elections 2026#9 13 May
Mentioned in: Standards probe opens on Farage £5m gift
UK Local Elections 2026#8 13 May
Mentioned in: King's Speech: 27 bills, no RPA Bill
UK Local Elections 2026#8 13 May
Standards opens Farage £5m gift inquiry
UK Local Elections 2026#7 7 May
Mentioned in: SNP wins 58, below 65-seat trigger
UK Local Elections 2026#6 6 May
Mentioned in: RPA Bill stranded, FCA review without probe
UK Local Elections 2026#6 2 May
Mentioned in: Fourth Reform candidate on BNP list
UK Local Elections 2026#5 25 Apr
Mentioned in: RPA Bill misses the wash-up window
UK Local Elections 2026#5 25 Apr
VAC pace lags; FCA reviews Stack BTC
UK Local Elections 2026#3 20 Apr
“set voter registration deadline targeting young voters”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#5 16 Apr
Mentioned in: Section 106 conviction vacates Reform seat
UK Local Elections 2026#4 14 Apr
Mentioned in: Lib Dems ask FCA to probe Farage crypto stake
UK Local Elections 2026#3 13 Apr
Voter registration closes in seven days
UK Local Elections 2026#3 13 Apr
confirmed it cannot verify Reform UK's cryptocurrency donation sources
UK Local Elections 2026: Electoral Commission blind on crypto cash#3 13 Apr
“registration data cross referenceable against candidate database”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#3 13 Apr
“confirmed inability to verify reform crypto donations”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#1 7 Apr
Mentioned in: Democracy Club has 2.6% of candidate data 30 days out
UK Local Elections 2026#4 1 Apr
Mentioned in: Spotlight on Corruption finds 3 gaps in crypto ban
UK Local Elections 2026#4 1 Apr
#4 1 Apr
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#2 25 Mar
Monitored Representation of the People Bill amending cryptocurrency donations
UK Local Elections 2026: Crypto Ban Lands on Reform Ahead of Polling Day#2 25 Mar
“failed to disclose crypto donation amounts to regulator”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#1 16 Feb
Mentioned in: Reed reverses postponement, government pays Reform UK costs
UK Local Elections 2026#4 1 Feb
Published February 2026 research finding 55% of affected voters unaware of free voter ID
UK Local Elections 2026: Electoral Commission: 55% unaware of free ID#1 1 Feb
Mentioned in: Reform took 2.7x Labour's Q4 donations as campaign began
UK Local Elections 2026#4 1 Feb
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#4 1 Feb
#1 1 Oct