Deputy Prime Minister written question – answered at on 28 March 2011.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to (a) encourage and (b) increase levels of electoral registration in Great Britain.
Maintaining a complete and accurate electoral register is the responsibility of electoral registration officers (EROs) in accordance with their duties under section 9A of the Representation of the People Act 1983. EROs are appointed by, but independent of, local authorities. In carrying out this responsibility, as with other aspects of their role, EROs are monitored by the Electoral Commission, which sets performance standards and provides guidance on the performance of their duties.
In addition, the Electoral Commission runs campaigns to encourage voter registration and provide information on elections as part of its duty under section 13 (1) (a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
The Government have announced their plans to speed up the implementation of Individual Electoral Registration in 2014 and is committed to looking at how we can use this opportunity to improve electoral registration. This year we are trialling data matching-comparing the electoral register with other public databases to identify people missing from the register. If successful, we will consider roiling this out across the country.
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