Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities written question – answered at on 22 March 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish how much funding was awarded to each local authority in England to promote and raise awareness of the new Voter ID rules.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what training is provided for (a) polling station officers and (b) returning officers on assessing the (i) veracity of official documents and (ii) authenticity of photo IDs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government plans to provide additional guidance on the criteria by which a photographic ID is deemed recognisable.
Further to the answer given to Question UIN 124038 on 19th January 2023 and to the response to the UQ on 21th February 2023, I refer the Hon. Member to the following publications on new burdens funding, the electoral commission’s polling station handbook, and to the application process for a Voter Authority Certificate.
Yes10 people think so
No4 people think not
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