77. The returning officer for a constituency shall appoint a place within or convenient to the constituency as the place at which the officer will count the votes and shall, at the place so appointed, provide suitable accommodation and all furniture and equipment necessary for counting the votes in accordance with Part XI and shall make adequate arrangements for the safe custody of the ballot papers and other documents relating to the European election. The returning officer shall ensure that the place appointed under this rule at which he or she will count the votes is accessible to wheelchair users.