Written question asked by Cat Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 March 2023. It was answered by Dehenna Davison (Conservative) on Friday, 31 March 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Elections: Proof of Identity
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 165272 on Local Government: Elections, if he will publish guidance on the criteria by which a photographic ID is deemed recognisable of the individual holding that identification.
- Answer
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I refer the Hon. Member to the Urgent Question response on 21 February 2023, and to the oral answer given on Monday 27 March (Official Report, HC, Volume 730, Column 646). I also refer to answers given to Questions UIN 165395 on 22 March 2023, UIN 165396 on 22 March 2023, UIN 165273 on 17 March 2023, UIN 165280 on 17 March 2023, UIN 165271 on 20 March 2023 and UIN 90823 23 November 2022. Data on the declared ethnicity of applicants for Voter Authority Certificates is not held centrally.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 171442
- Session
- 2022-23
- Related items
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Voter Identification Requirements: Local Election Turnout
Monday, 27 March 2023
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House of Commons
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Elections Proof of identity
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