Written question asked by Fiona Mactaggart (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 October 2008. It was answered by Peter Viggers (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 October 2008 on behalf of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.

Electoral Fraud

Question: To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what recent discussions the Committee has had with the Electoral Commission on its role in preventing electoral fraud.

Answer: The Speaker's Committee meets the Electoral Commission regularly to discuss the full range of its activities, including its important work to prevent electoral fraud.The Commission informs me that it continues to issue detailed guidance and works with returning officers, electoral registration officers, political parties, the Crown Prosecution Service and the police on strategies for preventing and detecting electoral malpractice. The Commission also continues to call for the introduction of individual electoral registration.

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