Elections: Proof of Identity

(asked on 15th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2021 to Question 134490, for what reasons the answer to the Question did not confirm where voters will collect their local elector ID from in the event that they do not possess photographic ID.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 20th January 2021

As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of voter ID, appropriate impact assessments will be provided for Parliament in the normal way. Details about the full list of approved photographic ID will be set out in due course. As we have set out, for any voter who does not have one of the required forms of photographic ID, a local elector ID will be available, free of charge, from their local authority. Local authorities will be responsible for issuing local elector identity documents. Further details will be set out in due course.

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