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These policy summaries provide more information about the Representation of the People Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 12 February 2026.
Representation of the People Bill 2026: Extending the right to vote to 16…
Representation of the People Bill 2026: Improving voter registration…
Representation of the People Bill 2026: Voter identification This…
Representation of the People Bill 2026: Political funding The threat of…
Representation of the People Bill 2026: The Electoral Commission We…
Representation of the People Bill 2026: Imprints We believe that any…
Representation of the People Bill 2026: Harassment and intimidation We…
Representation of the People Bill 2026: Candidate nominations Recent years…
Representation of the People Bill 2026: Absent voting processes The…
Representation of the People Bill 2026: Resourcing of elections delivery…
Details of the plans for delivering the government’s commitments on elections and registration.
Ministerial foreword Our democracy is central to who we are as a country.…
A formal response to the Electoral Commission’s reports on elections held in 2024. It sets out the government’s position on each of the recommendations made.
The UK government’s response to the report of the Electoral Commission on…
Proposal to use a Legislative Reform Order to allow applications for postal and proxy voting arrangements for devolved elections in Scotland and Wales to be made online.
The government‘s response to the House of Commons Select Committee fourth report on electoral registration.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A note of the meetings held by the Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Representation of The People (Postal And Proxy Voting Etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
This policy statement sets out more detail on the government's proposals for ‘votes for life’ for overseas electors.
This policy statement sets out more detail on the government's proposals for absent voting identification and online applications.
This policy statement sets out more detail on the government's proposals for the voter identification policy.
EU citizens’ voting and candidacy rights in local elections need to be updated to reflect our new relationship with the EU.
Terms of Reference for the Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration
Voter ID pilots will run in 10 local authorities and will require voters to present personal identification before casting their ballot.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A Call for Evidence asking for views on how people with disabilities experience registering to vote and voting itself.
This prospectus invites local authorities to work with the Cabinet Office to deliver electoral integrity pilots at local elections in May 2019.
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