The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Local Returning Officers’ and Police Area Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2012
This Order provides for payments for services and expenses of local returning officers and police area returning officers in connection with the conduct of the ordinary election of police and crime commissioners to be held on 15 November 2012 under Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13). Under section 55(1) of that Act, a local returning officer or police area returning officer may recover their charges for services rendered and expenses incurred provided that they were necessarily rendered or incurred for the efficient and effective conduct of the election and provided that the total does not exceed the overall maximum recoverable amount specified by the Secretary of State in an order. Section 55(3) also enables the Secretary of State to specify by order a maximum recoverable amount for services or expenses of any specified description.