Written question asked by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Friday, 27 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. It was answered by Samantha Dixon (Labour) on Monday, 9 March 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Electoral Register
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what sources of data he expects the automated electoral registration system to use.
- Answer
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The government is committed to introducing more automated approaches to electoral registration over the coming years. Our ambition is to transform our electoral registration system, harnessing existing data from across government to move towards an automated system so voters can easily register to vote and keep their registration details updated.
As set out in our policy paper ‘Restoring Trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secured elections’, we are working with a number of government departments to identify data-enabled opportunities to support the overall objective of improving registration. Any changes must be tested to ensure they have a positive outcome in an already complex system, which will take time to assess.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 116480
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Electoral register Automation
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- 2026-03-09 17:36:19 +0000
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