§ Lord Greavesasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether local authority officers and local standards committees have any powers in relation to issuing guidance over matters relating to the content of local election campaigns (other than to issue to candidates factual material about election law); and, if so, whether they consider that the issuing of such guidance is appropriate. [HL2503]
§ The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)While a council's Standards Committee may issue guidance relating to the conduct of the council's members, neither that committee, nor the council's officers are provided with express powers to give guidance on the content of any party or individual's local election campaign.