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Easy-to-use activities designed to help engage young people aged 13 to 16 in our democracy. You can read about the toolkit at the bottom of this page.
These papers outline the methodology taken to calculate the value of the New Burdens funding to be paid to local authorities to implement the Elections Act.
This guidance from the Office for Students offers guidance to higher education providers for facilitating electoral registration in England.
Updates on UK actions for multilateral treaties, publication and depositary work
Notes on using the UK Treaties Online database
This treaty was presented to Parliament in May 2024.
An easy read guide to renewing your overseas elector registration to vote. This is a step by step guide to completing the online application and other ways of renewing.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in July 2019
Guidance on getting the most use of the UK Treaties Online database
This treaty was presented to Parliament in March 2023.
This note is to aid clarity and certainty on the numbers of signatures required, and to assist candidates and their supporters and those administering elections.
This page brings together advice from social media platforms about online security.
The Democracy Ambassadors resources help train young people aged 13-16 to talk about democracy with their peers.
This notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights.
Guidance for members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) on the need for King's or Prince's consent, and the process to follow.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in July 2024.
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