Purdah - Changes to general election guidance

The announcement of the general election on 6th April 2010 marked the start of the purdah period and the publication of the new Cabinet Office General Election 2010 Guidance. Amendments to the guidance necessitate an update to Wragge & Co's February alert concerning public bodies in the pre-election period.

What is the impact of the revised Cabinet Office guidance? Wragge & Co's public law experts have produced a useful analysis of the changes affecting non-departmental public bodies and other public bodies.