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  • When do the clocks change?

    Dates when the clocks go back or forward in 2024, 2025, 2026 - includes British Summer Time, Greenwich Mean Time

    • From: Home Office
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  • Apply for a postal vote: easy read guide

    This is an easy read step by step guide which will help you complete an application for a postal vote online.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Registering to vote: easy read guide

    A step-by-step, easy read guide to registering to vote, for people with a learning disability. This guide is an example of an application to register to vote.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Apply for a proxy vote: easy read guide

    This is an easy read step by step guide which will help you complete an application for a proxy vote online.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Legislative process: taking a bill through Parliament

    An overview of the process by which bills become law.

    • From: Cabinet Office
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  • How to buy print copies of official documents

    Find out how to buy print copies of official documents (command, House of Commons and un-numbered act papers) and how to be listed as a supplier of print copies.

    • From: The National Archives
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  • Voter Authority Certificate: easy read guide

    An easy read guide to applying for a Voter Authority Certificate. This is a step by step guide on how to complete the application.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • UK Treaties

    Guidance about the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Treaty Section.

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
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  • Security guidance for elections

    This collection of guidance provides advice on good election security practice for candidates, political staff and local authority staff.

    • From: Cabinet Office
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  • Guidance on devolution

    Advice for civil servants and policymakers on taking account of devolution when working on policies and managing services.

    • From: Cabinet Office and 4 others
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  • Your Vote Matters

    Your Vote Matters aims to give people the knowledge and skills to influence local and national politics.

    • From: Cabinet Office
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  • Voting and registering to vote: an easy read guide

    The Royal Mencap Society has developed an easy-to-read guide about voting and registering to vote.

    • From: Cabinet Office
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  • Devolution guidance notes

    The devolution guidance notes (DGNs) set out advice on working arrangements between the UK government and the devolved administrations.

    • From: Cabinet Office
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  • UK/Poland: Agreement on the Participation in Certain Elections of Nationals of each Country Resident in the Territory of the other [TS No.34/2024]

    This treaty was presented to Parliament in May 2024.

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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  • Guidance to facilitate electoral registration of students

    This guidance from the Office for Students offers guidance to higher education providers for facilitating electoral registration in England.

    • From: Office for Students
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  • Common legislative solutions: a guide to tackling recurring policy issues in legislation

    This guidance is designed to help officials deal with some commonly occurring policy issues that are dealt with by adopting a commonly occurring legislative solution.

    • From: Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
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  • Rock Enrol!®: engaging young people in democracy

    Rock Enrol!® is a high quality, interactive resource pack to encourage young people to register to vote.

    • From: Cabinet Office
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  • Accessible voting for all

    Videos created by the Electoral Commission offering valuable insights into how to improve the accessibility of elections for everyone.

    • From: The Electoral Commission
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  • Electoral Commission performance standards

    The Electoral Commission has produced new performance standards for Returning Officers and updated performance standards for Electoral Registration Officers.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • First Past the Post and Alternative Vote explained

    This note describes the operation of the First Past The Post and Alternative Vote systems.

    • From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
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