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This factsheet provides information on the flexible voting pilots being run with selected local authorities at the May 2026 local elections in England.
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
The Taskforce sits within the framework of the National Committee for Safety of Journalists, which helps to ensure journalists are able to carry out their work free from physical threats, attacks and violence within the UK.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This treaty was presented to Parliament in May 2024.
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.
A guide on the process of a Bill moving through Parliament
Videos created by the Electoral Commission offering valuable insights into how to improve the accessibility of elections for everyone.
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.
This pack is designed to help you plan, run and evaluate your event for National Democracy Week.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in July 2024.
How political parties, candidates, agents and campaigners can undertake COVID-secure campaigning activity for the May 21 polls.
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