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| | Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
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| | Clause 4, page 4, line 13, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5D) | In all forms of sheltered accommodation the person with responsibility for |
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| | | managing an individual premises must provide a list on an annual basis of |
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| | | individual residents to the local authority officer. |
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| | | (5E) | The local authority officer must write individually to all residents whose names |
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| | | have been provided on such lists.’. |
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| | Clause 4, page 4, line 13, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5F) | All private landlords must provide the relevant local authority on an annual basis |
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| | | with a list of all individuals to whom they rent residential accommodation. The |
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| | | local authority officer must write individually to all residents whose names have |
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| | | been provided on such lists.’. |
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| | Clause 6, page 5, leave out line 27. |
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| | Clause 6, page 5, line 27, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | If the Minister considers it appropriate to proceed with the making of an order |
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| | | under subsection (2), the Minister must lay before Parliament— |
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| | | (a) | a draft of the order, and |
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| | | (b) | an explanatory document explaining the proposals. |
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| | | (2B) | Sections 15 to 19 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (choosing |
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| | | between negative, affirmative and super-affirmative parliamentary procedure) |
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| | | are to apply in relation to an explanatory document and draft order laid under |
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| | | subsection (2) but as if references to section 14 of that Act were references to |
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| | Clause 6, page 5, leave out lines 28 and 29. |
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| | Clause 6, page 5, line 32, after ‘section’, insert ‘with the exception of an order |
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| | made under subsection (2)’. |
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| | Clause 7, page 6, line 7, leave out ‘give a copy of the report to the Minister’ and |
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| | insert ‘lay a copy of the report before Parliament’. |
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| | Clause 7, page 6, line 9, leave out subsection (4) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | The report must be laid before Parliament no sooner than three months beginning |
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| | | with the day on which the Commission is consulted, and no later than five months |
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| | | beginning with that same day.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 6, line 28, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3A) | The Minister may only make a pilot scheme once written approval from the |
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| | | Electoral Commission has been received. |
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| | | (3B) | Any such written approval must be published by the Minister.’. |
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| | Clause 9, page 7, line 29, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(7) | An order under this section may require registration officers to record at the point |
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| | | (a) | a voter’s access needs in relation to any document which is required or |
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| | | authorised to be given to voters or displayed in any place for either |
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| | | registration or election, and |
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| | | (b) | a voter’s access requirements to the polling station.’. |
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| | Clause 5, page 4, line 32, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | A local authority must include a statement about the importance of electoral |
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| | | registration in its annual communication with residents relating to the payment of |
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| | Clause 5, page 4, line 32, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1B) | There will be a duty on local authorities to ensure that individuals are invited to |
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| | | register when those individuals move into the area of the local authority and |
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| | | register for council tax purposes.’. |
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| | Clause 5, page 5, line 12, after ‘penalty’, insert ‘of £500’. |
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| | The amendment would provide that the fine for failing to comply with a requirement to make |
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| | an application to be on the electoral register would be set at £500. |
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| | Clause 5, page 5, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(7A) | The civil penalty shall be £100.’. |
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| | Clause 5, page 5, line 15, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(9) | Regulations under subsection (2) must require registration officers to include on |
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| | | electoral registration forms a clear explanation that the electoral register is used |
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| | | for other civic purposes. |
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| | | (10) | There should also be a clear explanation that the electoral register is used for |
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| | | assessing an individual’s credit worthiness and ability to sustain mortgage |
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| | Clause 5, page 5, line 15, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(9) | Regulations under subsection (2) must require registration officers to include on |
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| | | invitations given under subsection (1)— |
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| | | (a) | a clear statement to the effect that the edited electoral register is available |
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| | | for general sale and is used by organisations for commercial activities, as |
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| | | well as for other civic purposes; and |
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| | | (b) | clear instructions on how to opt out of the edited electoral register.’. |
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| | The amendment is intended to ensure that it is clear to people who are invited to apply for |
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| | registration that the edited register may be sold, and to ensure that people know how to |
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| | opt out of the edited register. |
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| | Clause 5, page 5, line 16, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(3) | Government departments with responsibility for welfare payments, pensions, |
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| | | driving licences, revenue collection, National Insurance and passport applications |
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| | | must inform all individuals who apply for these benefits or services of their |
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| | | possible entitlement to join the electoral register.’. |
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| | Schedule 3, page 19, leave out lines 9 and 10. |
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| | Schedule 5, page 27, line 21, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(6) | The Government shall report to Parliament annually within two months of the end |
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| | | of the financial year on what money had been made available to local authorities |
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| | | to meet costs of transition to the new register and what safeguards have been put |
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| | | in place to make sure the money has been spent on the specified task.’. |
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| | Schedule 5, page 27, line 44, leave out ‘second’ and insert ‘third’. |
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| | Schedule 5, page 31, line 6, leave out ‘first’ and insert ‘second’. |
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| | Schedule 5, page 31, line 19, leave out ‘first’ and insert ‘second’. |
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