The Electoral Commission published the Conservative Party’s accounts with the names of numerous donors redacted.^1
>Adam Bienkov, of the Byline Times, was quick to raise an issue with the redaction of these names. He pushed the Electoral Commission for answers, after noticing that the black bars of secrecy were obscuring crucial bits of information.
According to a statement issued by the Electoral Commission:^1
>“We had taken the decision to redact donor names from page 37 of the party’s accounts, in order to protect the personal data of these donors. This was overly cautious and an error on our part, and the statement of accounts will be republished.”
The largest individual donation was from JCB Director Mark Bamford, who donated £973,000 this year. Lords Michael Farmer and Stanley Fink both donated sums of just over £50,000.
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The Electoral Commission published the Conservative Party’s accounts with the names of numerous donors redacted.^1
>Adam Bienkov, of the Byline Times, was quick to raise an issue with the redaction of these names. He pushed the Electoral Commission for answers, after noticing that the black bars of secrecy were obscuring crucial bits of information.
According to a statement issued by the Electoral Commission:^1
>“We had taken the decision to redact donor names from page 37 of the party’s accounts, in order to protect the personal data of these donors. This was overly cautious and an error on our part, and the statement of accounts will be republished.”
The largest individual donation was from JCB Director Mark Bamford, who donated £973,000 this year. Lords Michael Farmer and Stanley Fink both donated sums of just over £50,000.
^1 https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/who-are-tory-donors-names-redacted-acocunts-electoral-commission-355482/