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<p>The move to Individual Electoral Registration has made registration more convenient
for students, who can now register online in as little as three minutes on a tablet,
smart-phone or PC. Ahead of the elections on 7 May, £530,000 was allocated to organisations
that work to encourage student electoral registration, including £380,000 to the National
Union of Students. In 2013, the Cabinet Office established the Student Forum, bringing
together key organisations representing students and universities, as well as Electoral
Registration Officers with significant student populations to foster closer working
relationships. We have also worked with Sheffield University and the local Electoral
Registration Officer to pilot digital integration of student enrolment with electoral
registration and I am keen that we learn from this work.</p><p>I am engaged in detailed
discussions with a range of Electoral Registration Officers on how to increase registration
rates for hard-to-reach groups, including students, and look forward to announcing
further details on this soon.</p>
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