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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

A local authority registration officer might write a report to the democratic services committee or a department in the local authority saying, ““I wish to proceed on this basis because I believe it is an appropriate way for me to encourage participation””, and the local authority might say, ““We are sorry but the money is not available and the Government are not going to reimburse us in the event the expenditure takes place””. Surely that must have legal implications for the position of the officer concerned.