Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 109462

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Information Sharing

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Danny Beales

LabourUxbridge and South Ruislip

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a) making DVLA driving licence data available to Electoral Registration Officers for the purposes of Automatic Voter Registration, and b) allowing people

Answer

Simon Lightwood
While voter registration processes are a matter for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MCHLG), officials at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency are discussing the potential for using driver licensing information for these purpo...

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