Unlawful campaigning in the 2016 EU referendum
Spending returns
In February 2017, the Electoral Commission announced that it was investigating the spending of Stronger In and Vote Leave, along with smaller organisations, as they had not submitted all the necessary invoices, receipts, or details to back up their accounts.

Unlawful campaigning in the 2016 EU referendum

Section Title: Spending returns
Table Section Text: In February 2017, the Electoral Commission announced that it was investigating the spending of Stronger In and Vote Leave, along with smaller organisations, as they had not submitted all the necessary invoices, receipts, or details to back up their accounts.

Date	Organisation	Cause	Penalty	Sources

16 August 2017	Constitutional Research Council	Failure to notify the Electoral Commission of political contributions it made (including £435,000 to the DUP), and gifts it received.	£6,000

19 December 2017	Liberal Democrat Party	Failure to deliver a complete and accurate spending return.	£18,000

19 December 2017	Open Britain (formerly Britain Stronger in Europe)	Failure to deliver a complete and accurate spending return.	£1,250

11 May 2018	Leave.EU	Failure to deliver complete and accurate pre-poll transaction report and post-poll spending information (responsible person: Elizabeth Bilney).	£50,000

15 May 2018	Best for Our Future Limited	Failure to deliver a complete and accurate spending return.	£2,000

15 May 2018	Unison	Failure to deliver a complete and accurate spending return and late payment of an invoice.	£1,500

17 July 2018	Vote Leave	Failure to deliver a complete and accurate spending return (responsible person: David Alan Halsall); failure to provide documents on time.	£41,000

Sentence(s)

Unlawful campaigning in the 2016 EU referendum, DUP received £435,000 from the Constitutional Research Council.

final_sentence: Unlawful campaigning in the 2016 EU referendum, DUP received £435,000 from the Constitutional Research Council.