Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance is in place for (a) election returning officers and (b) local authorities on limiting the period when the address details for candidates in elections remain in the public domain.
The Electoral Commission issues guidance to Returning Officers on the retention of election documents and publication of election notices on their websites, including those giving details about candidates standing at an election. The Electoral Commission guidance advises Returning Officers that they should either remove such notices published on their website, or remove the personal data contained in these notices, once the deadline for an election petition for that election has passed. Candidates have the option to require that their home address is not disclosed publicly at elections.