Policy papers and consultations

A note of the meetings held by the Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 26 February 2024

• Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communiqué: 23 January 2024

  The Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration met on 23…

• Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communiqué: 14 June 2023

  The Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration met on 14 June…

• Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communiqué: 25 January 2023

  The meeting was chaired by Lee Rowley MP, Minister for Local Government,…

• Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communiqué: 8 March 2022

  The meeting was chaired by George Adam MSP, Minister for Parliamentary…

• Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communiqué: 4 November 2021

  The Interministerial Group (IMG) for Elections and Registration met on 4…

• Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communiqué: 9 June 2021

  The Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration met on 9 June…

• Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communiqué: 3 February 2021

  The Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration met on 3…

The Representation of The People (Postal And Proxy Voting Etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 23 May 2023

Detailed Communiqué following the inaugural meeting of the Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council on 10 November 2022.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 6 December 2022

• Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council Extended Communiqué 10 November 2022 (HTML)

  The Prime Minister for UK Government (Chair) - Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, the…

A communiqué of a meeting between the Prime Minister of the UK and the Heads of Devolved Governments Council held on 10 November 2022

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 11 November 2022

The Secretary of State has laid before Parliament the Seventh Annual Report on the Implementation and Operation of Part 2 (Finance) of the Wales Act 2014.

• From: Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
• Updated: 11 April 2022

A written compendium of the UK's commitments to the Summit for Democracy.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 16 February 2022

This document provides a summary of the measures in the Elections Bill 2021.

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 8 February 2022

This policy statement sets out more detail on the government's proposals for ‘votes for life’ for overseas electors.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 3 February 2022

This policy statement sets out more detail on the government's proposals for absent voting identification and online applications.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 3 February 2022

This policy statement sets out more detail on the government's proposals for the voter identification policy.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 January 2022

A communiqué of a meeting between the Prime Minister of the UK and the First Ministers and deputy First Minister of the devolved governments.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 19 October 2021

EU citizens’ voting and candidacy rights in local elections need to be updated to reflect our new relationship with the EU.

• From: Cabinet Office and 3 others
• Updated: 17 June 2021

The Cabinet Office is seeking views on the technical scope of the new digital imprints regime.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 15 June 2021

A joint statement from the UK Government, Scottish Government and Welsh Government on the elections taking place in England, Scotland and Wales on 6 May 2021.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 9 March 2021

Terms of Reference for the Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 25 February 2021

The May 2021 polls will take place in a similar way to previous polls, but there will be differences as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 5 February 2021

The Secretary of State has laid before Parliament the Sixth Annual Report on the Implementation and Operation of Part 2 (Finance) of the Wales Act 2014.

• From: Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
• Updated: 18 December 2020

This draft Bill shall revive the dissolution prerogative meaning Parliament will once more be dissolved by the Sovereign, on the advice of the Prime Minister.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 1 December 2020

The Committee on Standards in Public Life is holding a public consultation as part of its review of electoral regulation.

• From: Committee on Standards in Public Life
• Updated: 31 July 2020

The Secretary of State has laid before Parliament the Fifth Annual Report on the Implementation and Operation of Part 2 (Finance) of the Wales Act 2014.

• From: Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
• Updated: 23 January 2020