Who checks the signatures?

UK Public General Acts, Recall of MPs Act 2015, accessed 26 January 2021

6. Petition officers

(1) There is to be a petition officer in relation to a recall petition for each constituency as determined as follows—

Location of constituency: Identity of petition officer

England or Wales: The person who is the acting returning officer in relation to the constituency by virtue of section 28 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (discharge of returning officer's functions in England and Wales).

Scotland: The person who is the returning officer in relation to the constituency by virtue of section 25 of that Act (returning officers: Scotland).

Northern Ireland: The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.

See more details in The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 [accessed 26 January 2021]

Generally, it is the responsibility of the petitions officer and the clerk to check and verify the identity of each person signing the petition.