Imprint generator
Build a compliant imprint for your printed leaflet using the party's approved template.
Every printed campaign leaflet in the UK has to carry an imprint by law. This tool builds one using the wording that Lib Dem HQ Compliance recommends. The phrase "Published and promoted" is used together on purpose. It's the wording the party recommends because it's valid both inside and outside regulated election periods.
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Every printed campaign leaflet in the UK has to carry an imprint by law. This is set out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and the Representation of the People Act 1983. The Electoral Commission enforces imprints for party and issue material. The police enforce imprints for candidate material.
An imprint tells voters who's responsible for the leaflet they've received. It has to include a clearly identifiable promoter with an address where they can be reached, and the printer's name and address. The candidate's name has to appear, but the candidate's home address doesn't. Only the agent's address is needed.
The party recommends using "Published and promoted" together. That wording is valid both during a regulated election period and outside one, under the wider rules covering published material. It means you don't have to change your imprint when a campaign moves into the regulated period.
For the party's own guidance on imprints, see the Liberal Democrat compliance hub at www.libdems.org.uk/members/compliance-data-protection, or email the Compliance team at compliance@libdems.org.uk.