Electoral registration - the electoral register
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Electoral Register
The Electoral Registration Officer makes and keeps two versions of the electoral register - the full register and the edited register. The full register lists everyone who is entitled to vote. Only certain people and organisations can have copies of the full register, and they can only use it for specified purposes. These include
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- electoral purposes
- the prevention and detection of crime
- checking your identity when you have applied for credit.
The law says who can have a copy of the full register and what they can use it for. The full list of such persons and purposes are given in the Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002. It is a criminal offence for them to pass it on to anyone else or to use it for any other purpose. The edited register leaves out the names and addresses of people who have asked for their names to be excluded from that version of the register. The edited register can be bought by anyone and they may use it for any purpose.
Frequently Asked Questions
Electoral Registration FAQs
Electoral registration forms to download
The Claim Form for 2009 will be available here from 1st December 2008.
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