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date	30/10/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assistance is offered to households where residents may not have the capability or capacity to complete individual electoral registration forms.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Simon Hart
uin	212646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission provides non-statutory guidance to Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) which covers what they and others can and should do when assisting those who need help to register. The guidance recommends that EROs should provide telephone and/or in-person registration to assist applicants with disabilities and to meet their equalities obligations, and should use personal canvassers to provide assistance with completing registration applications to those who need it. Individuals can also now register to vote online.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission has also been encouraging EROs to identify partners, including disability organisations, to work with locally to help reach electors, and has been working itself to engage with partners at a national level. The Commission would also encourage honourable members to meet with their local ERO to discuss what plans they have in place to support those residents who may need help, as well as to maximise registration of all eligible electors, in the run up to the General Election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 04/11/2014 11:46:54 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

101497

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date	28/10/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the Electoral Commission's policy is on referral to the police of electoral registration officers who do not fulfil their legal obligations.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	212217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Where an ERO does not carry out their duties in full, the Commission’s priority is to take action to ensure that the ERO makes improvements to their performance in the discharge of their functions. In doing this, the Commission will consider all available options to determine a proportionate response based on the facts of each particular case.</p><p>Failure to comply with a legal duty can constitute an offence. It is open to anyone who believes that such an offence may have been committed to refer the matter to the police for investigation. In deciding whether to bring a prosecution the Crown Prosecution Service would consider all relevant circumstances, including the reasons for the alleged breach and whether a prosecution is in the public interest.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 05/11/2014 10:08:45 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane