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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-07-23more like thismore than 2019-07-23
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Cabinet Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 53 remove filter
unstar this property answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Electoral Registration Officers: Local Government Finance more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional central Government funding was made available to electoral registration officers for electoral registration in each of the last five years; and which local authorities were successful in bidding for that funding. remove filter
star this property tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd more like this
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Chris Ruane more like this
star this property uin 280938 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-26more like thismore than 2019-07-26
star this property answer text <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>
star this property answering member constituency Hertsmere more like this
star this property answering member printed Oliver Dowden more like this
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less than 2019-07-26T13:06:09.11Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-26T13:06:09.11Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Oliver Dowden more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this