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<p>The Government is committed to protecting, promoting and respecting our democracy.
We want to build upon recent record levels of electors registering to vote and participating
in elections. Since 2013/14, the Government has provided more than £27m to fund diverse
activities by EROs, civil society groups and others to promote electoral registration
and democratic engagement.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has recently published the findings
of a project investigating the barriers to registration for under-registered groups,
including <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/828863/Registering-to-vote-research-report-1.pdf"
target="_blank">some minority ethnic backgrounds</a>.</p><p>This evidence is available
along with other resources on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/democratic-engagement-resources"
target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> to assist Electoral Registration Officers and others to
better understand why some ethnic minorities are less likely to be registered and
to target them more effectively.</p><p>The Government is also taking action to reform
the annual canvass of all residential properties in Great Britain. These reforms will
significantly improve the overall efficiency of the canvass process and allow Electoral
Registration Officers to focus their efforts on activities including the targeting
of under-registered groups.</p><p> </p>
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