Cabinet Office does not hold information on the number of non-UK EU citizens, resident in
the UK, who do or do not register to vote in European Parliamentary elections<\/p>
Estimates of the number of eligible people on the registers for electoral events are
published by the Electoral Commission following each poll, but have not previously
included a breakdown of the numbers of EU citizens eligible to vote. These reports are
available online at: www.electoralcommission.org.uk.<\/p>
Each Electoral Registration Officer maintains a register for their own local area. Some
headline registration statistics by area are collated and published annually by the Office for
National Statistics, however, this does not include a breakdown of the numbers of EU
citizens registered to vote. The total number of UK local government electors \u2013 which
includes EU citizens \u2013 in the year to December 2018 was 47.8 million<\/p>
The latest bulletin is available at:
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration.<\/p>"}
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, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "European Parliament: Elections"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of non-UK EU citizens living in the UK who were unable to register to vote in the European parliamentary elections in (a) Slough (b) the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4638", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi"}
], "uin" : "261299"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130590", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130590/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Under EU law, EU citizens living in another Member State are able to vote in their State of residence in European Parliamentary elections. Member States will, therefore, arrange for EU nationals to register to vote in their State of residence for these elections. Member States in advance of an upcoming European Parliamentary poll will exchange with each other data on EU nationals who have chosen to register to vote in another Member State. This is intended to identify and avoid double voting at European elections.<\/p>
<\/p>
In the UK, the UC1 form implements this requirement under EU law. EU Council Directive 93/109/EC requires all Member States to send the details of any EU citizens\u2019 declarations to the state they are a citizen of, \u201csufficiently in advance of polling day\u201d to ensure an EU citizen does not vote twice in the same European Parliamentary election. This is not a new requirement and has been in place for previous European Parliamentary elections. A similar provision applies to UK citizens living in the other EU Member States.<\/p>
<\/p>
The UK Government receives data about UK citizens from the other Member States via a secure online portal managed by the European Commission. Data that can be matched to a local authority is then shared with the relevant local authority via encrypted file transfers. Electoral Registration Officers are responsible for sending the data in respect of EU nationals in the UK to the relevant Member States; the Cabinet Office does not see this data. The requested figures are attached in a deposited paper.<\/p>
<\/p>
In practice, we have found that the Commission\u2019s voter information exchange process is of poor quality, as Member States record different information in respect of persons registering to vote and this may not be sufficient for other States to identify them.<\/p>
<\/p>
For the avoidance of doubt, this does not hinder the ability of the citizen to register to vote, nor indeed, to vote legally in elections.<\/p>
<\/p>
Rather, this is a deficiency in the European Commission\u2019s mechanism to identify double voting. Notwithstanding, it is a criminal offence to vote twice in such elections, and information on voting participation will be recorded in marked registers.<\/p>
<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The requested figures for the European Parliamentary elections in 2014 and 2019 are as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Belgium<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Usable Records Received<\/p><\/td> Records Sent to Member State<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1,699<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Not available yet*<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Germany<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Usable Records Received<\/p><\/td> Records Sent to Member State<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 13,101<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> Not available yet*<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *The figures for the 2019 European Parliamentary elections are not currently available.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 June (HL Deb, cols 110\u201314), how many European Parliament Voter Registration (UC1) forms they received from the government of Belgium in respect of UK citizens, resident in Belgium, who had declared their intention to vote in the European Parliament elections in (1) 2014, and (2) 2019, in Belgium under the terms of EU Council Directive 93/109/EC; where those forms were received; how they distributed those forms to the respective UK constituencies; and how many such forms they sent to the government of Belgium in respect of EU citizens, resident in the UK, who had declared their intention to vote in the European Parliament elections in (a) 2014, and (b) 2019, in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4302", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Balfe"}
}
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], "uin" : "HL16134"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130591", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130591/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Under EU law, EU citizens living in another Member State are able to vote in their State of residence in European Parliamentary elections. Member States will, therefore, arrange for EU nationals to register to vote in their State of residence for these elections. Member States in advance of an upcoming European Parliamentary poll will exchange with each other data on EU nationals who have chosen to register to vote in another Member State. This is intended to identify and avoid double voting at European elections.<\/p> <\/p> In the UK, the UC1 form implements this requirement under EU law. EU Council Directive 93/109/EC requires all Member States to send the details of any EU citizens\u2019 declarations to the state they are a citizen of, \u201csufficiently in advance of polling day\u201d to ensure an EU citizen does not vote twice in the same European Parliamentary election. This is not a new requirement and has been in place for previous European Parliamentary elections. A similar provision applies to UK citizens living in the other EU Member States.<\/p> <\/p> The UK Government receives data about UK citizens from the other Member States via a secure online portal managed by the European Commission. Data that can be matched to a local authority is then shared with the relevant local authority via encrypted file transfers. Electoral Registration Officers are responsible for sending the data in respect of EU nationals in the UK to the relevant Member States; the Cabinet Office does not see this data. The requested figures are attached in a deposited paper.<\/p> <\/p> In practice, we have found that the Commission\u2019s voter information exchange process is of poor quality, as Member States record different information in respect of persons registering to vote and this may not be sufficient for other States to identify them.<\/p> <\/p> For the avoidance of doubt, this does not hinder the ability of the citizen to register to vote, nor indeed, to vote legally in elections.<\/p> <\/p> Rather, this is a deficiency in the European Commission\u2019s mechanism to identify double voting. Notwithstanding, it is a criminal offence to vote twice in such elections, and information on voting participation will be recorded in marked registers.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The requested figures for the European Parliamentary elections in 2014 and 2019 are as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Belgium<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Usable Records Received<\/p><\/td> Records Sent to Member State<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1,699<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> Not available yet*<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Germany<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Usable Records Received<\/p><\/td> Records Sent to Member State<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 13,101<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> Not available yet*<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *The figures for the 2019 European Parliamentary elections are not currently available.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "European Parliament: Elections"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 June (HL Deb, cols 110\u201314), how many European Parliament Voter Registration (UC1) forms they received from the government of Germany in respect of UK citizens, resident in Germany, who had declared their intention to vote in the European Parliament elections in (1) 2014, and (2) 2019, in Germany under the terms of EU Council Directive 93/109/EC; where those forms were received; how they distributed those forms to the respective UK constituencies; and how many such forms they sent to the government of Germany in respect of EU citizens, resident in the UK, who had declared their intention to vote in the European Parliament elections in (a) 2014, and (b) 2019, in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4302", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Balfe"}
}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Balfe"}
], "uin" : "HL16135"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130133", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Northern Ireland Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130133/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) issued 34,040 letters advising EU citizens resident in Northern Ireland of the requirement in law to complete an additional form if they wished to vote in the European Parliamentary elections in May 2019 in Northern Ireland. This letter made clear the deadline for return of the forms. The form was also made available on the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland website.<\/p> 9,020 electors responded. Unfortunately 1,204 electors replied after the deadline and were advised their application had been received too late to enable to them to vote.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4110", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Staffordshire Moorlands"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Karen Bradley"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-14T13:07:15.147Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Northern Ireland"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Northern Ireland"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "European Parliament: Elections"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate she has made of the number of EU citizens resident in Northern Ireland who were unable to exercise their franchise in the recent European parliamentary elections as a result of the late distribution by the Northern Ireland Electoral Office of an additional EU form; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1437", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lady Hermon"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Down"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lady Hermon"}
], "uin" : "260577"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130155", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130155/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " My officials and I meet regularly with representatives of local authorities and electoral administrators to discuss a wide range of electoral issues.<\/p> In line with their statutory duty, the Electoral Commission will be publishing a report into the administration of the polls later this year.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-10T16:32:22.28Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "European Parliament: Elections"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of local authorities on EU citizens that were prevented from voting in the 2019 European Parliament elections.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4671", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Afzal Khan"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Manchester, Gorton"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Afzal Khan"}
], "uin" : "260725"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129676", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129676/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Legislation has been in place since 1994 which ensures that the UK is in compliance with The Government took all the legal steps necessary to prepare for the European Government officials worked closely with Returning Officers and the Electoral Commission and other agencies such as the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) and the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) to support the smooth running of the polls on 23 May.<\/p> <\/p> Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are under a statutory duty to ensure people who are eligible to vote in elections have the opportunity to do so. For the recent European Parliamentary elections that included making sure relevant citizens of the EU who are resident in the UK and registered to vote in local elections were made aware they needed to complete a voter registration and declaration form (commonly referred to as a UC1 or EC6 form) in order to enable them to vote.<\/p> <\/p> On 5 April, the Electoral Commission published guidance for local returning officers and EROs on the upcoming European parliamentary elections. This guidance reminded EROs to prepare and issue UC1 forms to EU citizens on the electoral register. It also encouraged EROs to agree plans and timings for postal vote despatch, including plans on how to prioritise the despatch of overseas votes. Overseas voters include UK eligible citizens living in the EU.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-11T11:15:30.753Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "European Parliament: Elections"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance was issued to the Government by the Electoral Commission on the time required to ensure (a) EU citizens living in the UK and (b) UK citizens living in the EU would be able to vote in the EU parliamentary elections; and on what date his Department received that advice.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4630", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ben Lake"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ceredigion"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ben Lake"}
], "uin" : "260095"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129678", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129678/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Registration for elections is a matter for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs). The The Electoral Commission supported EROs in the discharge of this function. It issued guidance on The Government worked with local authority elections staff Government officials worked closely with Returning Officers and the Electoral Commission and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are under a statutory duty to ensure people who are eligible The Electoral Commission supported EROs in the discharge of this function and encouraged them The Electoral Commission supported EROs in the discharge of this function. It issued guidance on The Government took all the legal steps necessary to prepare for the European Parliamentary Electoral Registration Officers are responsible for administering elections at the local level. They The Electoral Commission encouraged EROs to take additional steps to raise awareness of this The Electoral Commission supported EROs in the discharge of this function. It issued guidance on In line with their statutory duty, the Electoral Commission will be publishing a report into the Figures on the number of individuals completing forms or details relating to the processing of those
<\/strong><\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>
its European Union obligations regarding EU citizens\u2019 right to vote in European
Parliamentary elections whilst resident in the UK<\/p>
Parliamentary elections and put in place all the legislative and funding elements to enable
Returning Officers to make their preparations required for the polls.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-11T11:16:20.61Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "European Parliament: Elections"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the UK\u2019s compliance with Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the right to vote in the recent EU parliamentary elections.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4630", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ben Lake"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ceredigion"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ben Lake"}
], "uin" : "260094"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129677", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129677/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Electoral Commission provides guidance and advice to EROs and is responsible for
monitoring their performance.<\/p>
the 4th April which recommended that EROs should identify EU citizens who are on the local
government register and send them a declaration form and supporting information explaining how
they can declare their intent to vote in these elections in the UK should they wish to.<\/p>
including EROs and Returning Officers and with the Electoral Commission and other
agencies such as the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) and the
Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) to support the smooth running of the polls.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-11T11:14:42.05Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "European Parliament: Elections"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department made of the capacity of local authorities to ensure EU citizens living in the UK were able to vote in the UK at the recent EU parliamentary elections.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4630", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ben Lake"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ceredigion"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ben Lake"}
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other agencies such as the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) and the
Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) to support the smooth running of the polls on 23
May<\/p>
to vote in elections have the opportunity to do so. For the recent European Parliamentary elections
that included making sure relevant citizens of the EU who are resident in the UK and registered to
vote in local elections were made aware they needed to complete a voter registration and
declaration form (commonly referred to as a UC1 or EC6 form) in order to enable them to vote<\/p>
to take additional steps to raise awareness of this requirement locally, through social media
channels and other means.<\/p>
the 4th April which recommended that EROs should identify EU citizens who are on the local
government register and send them a declaration form and supporting information explaining how
they can declare their intent to vote in these elections in the UK should they wish to.<\/p>"}
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elections and put in place all the legislative and funding elements to enable Returning Officers to
make their preparations required for the polls on 23 May<\/p>
are also under a statutory duty to ensure people who are eligible to vote in elections have the
opportunity to do so and are supported by the Electoral Commission in delivering these functions<\/p>
requirement locally, through social media channels and other means.<\/p>
the 4th April which recommended that EROs should identify EU citizens who are on the local
government register and send them a declaration form and supporting information explaining how
they can declare their intent to vote in these elections in the UK should they wish to.<\/p>
administration of the polls later this year<\/p>
forms are not held centrally by the Government.<\/p>"}
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