Electoral Register: Disclosure of Information

(asked on 12th September 2017) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is to bring forward proposals to improve data-sharing in the voter registration process.


Answered by
Chris Skidmore Portrait
Chris Skidmore
This question was answered on 20th October 2017

Electoral Returning Officers (EROs) already have wide powers to access data to improve
the quality of the register. The Cabinet Office is working with administrators and their
representatives and the Electoral Commission to investigate additional potential use of
data to aid EROs in their registration duties.

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