Commentary on Sections Part 1 Electoral Administration and Registration Chapter 3: Welsh Elections Piloting and Reform Section 17 – Evaluation of pilot regulations
66.Section 17 sets out the arrangements for evaluating pilots after they have taken place. This evaluation must be undertaken by the Electoral Commission, who must evaluate the success (or otherwise) of the pilot in meeting its objectives, and whether or not the changes made by pilot regulations should be adopted on a permanent basis. The principal council for the area of the pilot must provide assistance to the Electoral Commission in preparing their report, and the relevant returning officer must publish the report within one month of receiving it, unless the pilot was one falling solely within the remit of section 11, in which case the duty to publish the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru’s report lies with the electoral registration officer.