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<p>In its democratic engagement plan, Every Voice Matters: Building a Democracy That
Works For Everyone, the Government explored key barriers to registration identified
through research and face to face engagement. We are tackling these barriers, including
those faced by survivors of domestic abuse, homeless electors and young people, and
have reported on our progress in our follow up report, Democratic Engagement: Respecting,
Protecting and Promoting our Democracy.</p><p>Although it did not emerge as a factor
in its own right, we are aware of the potential contribution that lack of literacy
makes to the under registration of a number of groups, such as those with learning
disabilities, homeless people and those with specific language barriers.</p><p>The
voter registration website is reviewed regularly to ensure it meets the Government’s
service design standards to make it as easy to use as possible and we have produced
easy read guides to registering to vote in partnership with Mencap. We are also working
with civil society organisations to encourage engagement with those under registered
groups who are more likely to experience lower levels of literacy.</p>
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