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Written question asked by Cat Smith (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 March 2023 (named day). It was answered by Dehenna Davison (Conservative) on Friday, 17 March 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


Voter Authority Certificates

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of applications for voter authority certificates have been rejected; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who will require a voter authority certificate.

Answer

I refer the Hon. Member to the UQ response here, to the Cabinet Office published survey on levels of ownership of photographic identification, and to the New Burdens funding methodology for the Elections Act 2022 available here.

Information regarding applications for Voter Authority Certificates is published online. The rejection of an application is a matter for the relevant Electoral Registration Officer.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
165282
Session
2022-23
Related items
Voter Identification
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Voter Authority Certificates
Friday, 31 March 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Voter authority certificates
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk