04 April 2008
Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has issued a direction requiring electoral registration officers to take steps to ensure that electors' details contained within electoral registers are stored to a consistent standard.
The direction sets standards for the formatting of names, dates of birth and addresses in electoral registers.
The direction was issued on behalf of the Secretary of State and pursuant to section 52(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983. It follows a recommendation by the Electoral Commission.
A letter is being sent to each electoral registration officer enclosing the direction and its annex explaining the steps they must take to comply.
- Direction under the Representation of the People Act 1983 [PDF 0.02mb, 2 pages]
- Electoral registration data standards [PDF 0.06mb, 7 pages]