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

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

• Overseas electors: Delivering ‘votes for life’ for British expatriates

  Foreword The government’s 2019 manifesto included a commitment to “make it…

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

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

Terms of Reference for the Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 25 February 2021

Voter ID pilots will run in 10 local authorities and will require voters to present personal identification before casting their ballot.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 5 March 2019

A Call for Evidence asking for views on how people with disabilities experience registering to vote and voting itself.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 30 August 2018

This prospectus invites local authorities to work with the Cabinet Office to deliver electoral integrity pilots at local elections in May 2019.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 22 August 2018