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<p>Since 2015, Cabinet Office has provided five years of annual grant funding to Electoral
Registration Officers in England, Scotland and Wales to cover the additional cost
that Individual Electoral Registration (IER) introduced to the registration system.</p><p>Initial
in-year allocations are paid to all local authorities in England and Wales, and valuation
joint boards in Scotland as early in the financial year as possible. If local authorities/valuation
joint boards require further additional funding, they are required to submit a justification
led bid (JLB) towards the end of the financial year. <br>Since 2015, the Cabinet Office
has provided £96M to cover these additional costs</p><p>● 15/16, £27M<br>● 16/17,
£21M<br>● 17/18, £18M<br>● 18/19, £16M<br>● 19/20, £14M (initial allocations announced
and payments being processed – does not include JLB funding.)<br>Since 2015/16, 50%
of the Local Authorities and Valuation Joint Boards have received additional JLB funding
on top of the initial allocation in at least one of the years of funding.</p><p>It
is anticipated that plans to reform the annual canvass of electors will significantly
reduce the overall cost of electoral registration and place electoral registration
services on a more sustainable footing.</p><p> </p>
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