Police warn on election fraud

POLICE chiefs have warned they are ready to crack down on electoral fraud at the forthcoming general election.

A report by the Electoral Commission published yesterday shows there was only one reported case of electoral fraud in Scotland at last year's European elections – the first elections where the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) worked with their English counterparts and the Electoral Commission to collate information on allegations of malpractice.

Assistant Chief Constable Mick McCormick, of ACPOS, said: "This marked a decisive step forward."