Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 21147
Absent Voting: Registration
Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 9 January 2025
Question
Andy MacNae
Labour — Rossendale and Darwen
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the requirement for a national insurance number on postal vote registration forms.
Answer
Rushanara AliThe requirement to provide a National Insurance Number when applying for a postal vote acts to ensure that the person making the application is the same individual entitled to apply for the postal vote and mirrors the longstanding practice when registerin...
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