Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2023 and comes into force on 12th December 2023.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

Variation of limitation of candidate election expenses

2. In article 35(2) of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012, in Table 2 —

(a) in the entry for Avon & Somerset, for “£222,851” substitute “£305,130” ;

(b) in the entry for Bedfordshire, for “£83,681” substitute “£114,570” ;

(c) in the entry for Cambridgeshire, for “£108,754” substitute “£148,910” ;

(d) in the entry for Cheshire, for “£142,720” substitute “£195,410” ;

(e) in the entry for Cleveland, for “£76,889” substitute “£105,280” ;

(f) in the entry for Cumbria, for “£72,231” substitute “£98,900” ;

(g) in the entry for Derbyshire, for “£141,933” substitute “£194,340” ;

(h) in the entry for Devon and Cornwall, for “£233,281” substitute “£319,410” ;

(i) in the entry for Dorset, for “£106,888” substitute “£146,350” ;

(j) in the entry for Durham, for “£89,055” substitute “£121,930” ;

(k) in the entry for Dyfed-Powys, for “£72,622” substitute “£99,430” ;

(l) in the entry for Essex, for “£234,412” substitute “£320,960” ;

(m) in the entry for Gloucestershire, for “£86,344” substitute “£118,220” ;

(n) in the entry for Gwent, for “£78,422” substitute “£107,370” ;

(o) in the entry for Hampshire, for “£260,591” substitute “£356,810” ;

(p) in the entry for Hertfordshire, for “£151,378” substitute “£207,270” ;

(q) in the entry for Humberside, for “£126,520” substitute “£173,230” ;

(r) in the entry for Kent, for “£228,338” substitute “£312,650” ;

(s) in the entry for Lancashire, for “£201,729” substitute “£276,210” ;

(t) in the entry for Leicestershire, for “£140,496” substitute “£192,370” ;

(u) in the entry for Lincolnshire, for “£99,900” substitute “£136,780” ;

(v) in the entry for Merseyside, for “£182,529” substitute “£249,920” ;

(w) in the entry for Norfolk, for “£120,662” substitute “£165,210” ;

(x) in the entry for North Wales, for “£95,241” substitute “£130,400” ;

(y) in the entry for North Yorkshire, for “£111,814” substitute “£153,100” ;

(z) in the entry for Northamptonshire, for “£95,663” substitute “£130,980” ;

(aa) in the entry for Northumbria, for “£195,548” substitute “£267,750” ;

(bb) in the entry for Nottinghamshire, for “£146,305” substitute “£200,320” ;

(cc) in the entry for South Wales, for “£174,179” substitute “£238,490” ;

(dd) in the entry for South Yorkshire, for “£178,637” substitute “£244,590” ;

(ee) in the entry for Staffordshire, for “£153,313” substitute “£209,920” ;

(ff) in the entry for Suffolk, for “£100,698” substitute “£137,880” ;

(gg) in the entry for Surrey, for “£154,401” substitute “£211,410” ;

(hh) in the entry for Sussex, for “£219,983” substitute “£301,210” ;

(ii) in the entry for Thames Valley, for “£303,303” substitute “£415,290” ;

(jj) in the entry for Warwickshire, for “£76,476” substitute “£104,710” ;

(kk) in the entry for West Mercia, for “£168,735” substitute “£231,030” ;

(ll) in the entry for West Midlands, for “£357,435” substitute “£489,410” ;

(mm) in the entry for Wiltshire, for “£93,682” substitute “£128,270” .