Electoral Registration

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 15 Dec 2022 Closed: 28 May 2024 Parliament page
This inquiry will look into the current system of voter registration in the UK, how effective it is at registering eligible electors and consider international examples of good practice. The Committee’s inquiry will examine issues surrounding the access to and sharing of data, and how to improve the accuracy and … Read more
1 Recommendation
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
15 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 26 events
23 May
2024
Report published
23 May
2024
Report published
16 Apr
2024
Correspondence
21 Mar
2024
Report published
13 Dec
2023
Oral evidence
13 Dec
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
10 Nov
2023
Correspondence
8 Nov
2023
Correspondence
20 Sep
2023
Correspondence
20 Sep
2023
Correspondence
19 Sep
2023
Correspondence
18 Jul
2023
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
13 Dec 2023
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Oral Evidence
Liz Owen · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Simon Hoare MP · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
3 Jul 2023
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Oral Evidence
Ailsa Irvine · Electoral Commission Craig Westwood · Electoral Commission Graham Farrant · BCP Council John Pullinger CB · Electoral Commission Miranda Cannon · Leicester City Council Peter Stanyon · Association of Electoral Administrators
17 Apr 2023
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Amanda Edwards · Association of Electoral Administrators (Wales) Fazilet Hadi · Disability Rights UK Fiona Weir · Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Peter Stanyon · Association of Electoral Administrators Pete Wildman · Scottish Assessors Association Sila Ugurlu · British Youth Council
6 Mar 2023
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Oral Evidence
Barry Quirk CBE Louise Round · Solace Professor Alistair Clark · Newcastle University Professor Toby James · University of East Anglia (UEA) Professor Toby James · University of East Anglia
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - Electoral Registration HC 58 21 Mar 2024 1 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
123 Recommendation
Fourth Report - Electoral Registra…
Prioritise time and resources to consolidate electoral law with a clear implementation timeline
We reiterate the strong recommendation of numerous committees in recent years, including the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and the House of Lords Constitution Committee, that the Government bring forward a timeline to consolidate electoral law. … Read more
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Correspondence 15 letters
16 Apr 2024 To committee Letter from the Chair of the Electoral Commission to the Chair dated 9 April 2024 concerning Electoral Registration
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10 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Faith and Communities dated 10 November 2023 concerning Voter Identification
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8 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Electoral Commission concerning the publication of its post poll report into voter ID at the local elections, dated 12 September 2023
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20 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from Information Commissioner's Office to the Chair dated 8 September 2023 concerning data protection implications
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20 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from the Electoral Commission to the Chair dated 12 September 2023 concerning electoral registration follow up questions
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19 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from the Electoral Commission to the Chair dated 8 August 2023 concerning a cyber attack of its systems
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18 Jul 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Information Commissioner's Officer dated 17 July 2023 concerning the data protection implications of alternative forms of voter registration
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18 Jul 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Electoral Commission dated 17 July 2023 following up oral evidence taken on 3 July
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27 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Electoral Commission to the Chair dated 22 June 2023 concerning their initial analysis of Voter ID implementation
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2 May 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Electoral Commission dated 28 April 2023 following up correspondence on Voter ID and data collection at polling stations
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2 May 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair of the Electoral Commission to the Chair dated 2 May 2023 concerning follow up on the data collection on the numbers of voters turned away in May local elections
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2 May 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Chair dated 28 April 2023 concerning Voter ID and data collection at polling stations
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27 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair of the Electoral Commission to the Chair dated 27 April 2023 concerning data collection on numbers of voters turned away at polling stations
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26 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Electoral Commission dated 26 April 2023 concerning data collection on voters turned away at polling stations due to lack of ID
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18 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Electoral Commission to the Chair dated 30 March 2023 concerning recent reports on electoral registration in Great Britain, and attitudes to voter registration
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