Election purdah or the pre - election period: What charities need to know

This post from Chloe Stables, External Relations Manager at NCVO, looks at what it means and specifically what it means for charities.

The term Election “purdah” is in use across central and local government to describe the period of time immediately before elections or referendums when specific restrictions on the activity of civil servants are in place. The term ‘pre-election period’ is also used.

You can read the NCVO blog here