The 2015 UK General Election Expenses Investigation #ToryElectionFraud

Insufficient Evidence

James Heappey xMP

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Name:James Heappey
Party:Conservative
Agent:Maximilian Alexander Höpfl
Constituency:Wells
Majority:7,585
Return:available here - courtesy of The Daily Mirror
Authority:Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Case Status:“insufficient evidence”: CPS
Notes:Claimed 12,516.12 in Long Campaign for section B.Unsolicited... David Cameron - Mailing - confirming that Maximilian Alexander Höpfl, James Heappey's agent, received an invoice (from Tory HQ?) and accepted it as a local candidate expense.
Articles - mentioned in:
   10/05/17 - Tory candidates did nothing wrong on election expenses, May claims
   16/03/17 - Two Tory MPs reveal CPS is reviewing their election spending
   23/06/16 - Election Expenses Exposed (long article)
   12/05/16 - Avon and Somerset police 'reviewing' allegations over Tory battle bus spending
   03/03/16 - MP Luke Hall accused over Tory 'battle bus' election expenses
   29/02/16 - Tory MPs 'broke election laws' by failing to declare battle bus spending to win marginal seats
   29/02/16 - Busted: The 29 Tories and how they 'broke General Election spending rules'
Spending Summary:

Long Campaign

(19th December 2014 to 29th March 2015)
Spending limit:£ 38092.51
Agent's name:   Maximilian Alexander Höpfl
Types of payment
Unpaid claims:£ 0.00
Disputed claims:£ 0.00
Value of notional spending:£ 16470.32
Payments made:£ 20416.83

Total:

£ 36887.15
Categories of spending
A. Advertising:£ 311.41
B. Unsolicited material to electors:£ 27532.01
C. Transport:£ 0.00
D. Public meetings:£ 0.00
E. Agent and other staff costs:£ 7152.83
F. Accommodation and administration:£ 1890.90

Total election spending:

£ 36887.15

Total amount of personal expenses:

£ 380.00

Total value of donations accepted:

£ 3350.00

Short Campaign

(30th March 2015 to 7th May 2015)
Spending limit:£ 16092.51
Agent's name:   Maximilian Alexander Höpfl
Types of payment
Unpaid claims:£ 0.00
Disputed claims:£ 0.00
Value of notional spending:£ 586.99
Payments made:£ 13988.65

Total:

£ 14575.64
Categories of spending
A. Advertising:£ 1121.96
B. Unsolicited material to electors:£ 9740.99
C. Transport:£ 0.00
D. Public meetings:£ 186.36
E. Agent and other staff costs:£ 2698.47
F. Accommodation and administration:£ 827.86

Total election spending:

£ 14575.64

Total amount of personal expenses:

£ 140.00

Total value of donations accepted:

£ 15100.00