On Thursday 4鈥疢ay 2023, voters in England will take to the polls to vote in local elections.聽
Ahead of the elections, there is a pre-election period also known as 'purdah'.聽
For local authorities, the pre-election period begins on Monday 27 March. This means that they must "not publish any material which, in whole or in part, appears to be designed to affect public support for a political party".聽
For UK government, this means from Thursday 13 April that particular care should be taken over official support, and the use of public resources, including publicity, for government announcements that could have a bearing on matters relevant to the elections.聽聽
What does this mean for 澳门王中王 and its representatives?聽聽
Charitable鈥痮rganisations鈥�(like the Royal Institute of British Architects) must take special care to ensure鈥�political neutrality.鈥赌�
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鈥淎 charity must never indicate to its supporters which candidate to support in an election... and during an election period, the need for impartiality and balance is intensified, and charities must take particular care when undertaking any activities in the political arena.鈥濃��
As part of the requirement for us to remain politically neutral, during the pre-election period, 澳门王中王鈥痗annot host鈥痚vents for political parties. This includes campaign鈥痳allies鈥痑nd鈥痸isits for local鈥痗ouncillors, mayors, and candidates.鈥�
If your private social media account connects you to 澳门王中王 (including stating that you represent 澳门王中王 in your bio), or you regularly use a social media account (e.g.鈥疞inkedIn) for professional 澳门王中王 purposes, you should not鈥痬ake statements that give鈥�(or could be viewed to give)鈥痵upport to one party over another.鈥赌�
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If you have any questions or need any further guidance, get in touch with our Policy and Public Affairs team at public.affairs@riba.org.鈥�
