Political Parties and Public Bodies: Information Sharing
(asked on 30th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Defending Democracy Taskforce has had discussions with the Electoral Commission on enhanced information sharing between (a) political parties and (b) public bodies.
Answered by
Simon Hoare
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 7th February 2024
As set out previously, the Government will consult the relevant authorities with the aim of finding ways to improve information sharing to facilitate enforcement of existing electoral law and report its conclusions to Parliament by the end of 2024.