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<p>The Cabinet Office is taking a cross-Government approach to the safeguarding of
our electoral processes through the Defending Democracy programme and we continue
to work closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
This work is led within the Cabinet Office by the Minister for the Constitution, under
the oversight of the Minister for the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Government remains
committed to ensuring our electoral law is fit for purpose, now and into the future.
In May this year, the Government announced we would be launching a consultation on
electoral integrity. As part of that, we are considering measures to strengthen the
regulatory framework around elections and ensure they are fully up to date for a modern
electoral system. We are also awaiting the publication of the final report from the
Law Commission on their review of electoral law, which we understand will be published
early next year, and will look at their recommendations and comments with interest.</p><p>DCMS
is responsible for data protection policy and sponsors the independent regulator of
the Data Protection Act 2018, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO
are consulting on a draft framework code of practice for the use of personal data
in political campaigning, which concluded on 04 October.</p><p> </p>
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