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Elections Bill

A series of publications relating to the Elections Bill.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

• From: Cabinet Office and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 5 July 2021
• Last updated: 28 April 2022 — See all updates

The Elections Bill delivers the government’s manifesto commitment to strengthen the integrity of elections and ensure that our democracy remains secure, fair, modern and transparent.

The Elections Bill received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.

Documents related to the Elections Bill can be found on the Parliament website including:

• Elections Bill 2021
• Explanatory Notes
• Delegated Powers Memorandum
• Impact Assessment
• Equality Impact Assessment
• European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum

The Joint Committee for Human Rights (JCHR) issued a report ‘Legislative Scrutiny: Elections Bill’ on 2 September 2021. The government response to the JCHR report, published on 18 November, considers the committee’s recommendations and conclusions, and responds to each in turn.

Announcements

• Greater protections for voters as government’s Elections Bill achieves Royal Assent
  • 28 April 2022
  • News story
• Elections Bill introduced in Parliament today
  • 5 July 2021
  • Press release

Factsheets

• Elections Bill 2021: Summary factsheet
  • 8 February 2022
  • Policy paper

Policy statements

• Voter identification at polling stations and the new Voter Card
  • 6 January 2022
  • Policy paper
• Identity verification for absent vote applications and an online application service
  • 3 February 2022
  • Policy paper
• Overseas electors: Delivering ‘votes for life’ for British expatriates
  • 3 February 2022
  • Policy paper

Correspondence

• Letter from Lord True about the Elections Bill
  • 25 April 2022
  • Correspondence
• Letter from Minister Badenoch to the Electoral Commission and Metropolitan Police
  • 24 March 2022
  • Correspondence

Published 5 July 2021
Last updated 28 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 28 April 2022

   Added announcement: Greater protections for voters as government’s Elections Bill achieves Royal Assent.

2. 24 March 2022

   Added Letter from Minister Badenoch to the Electoral Commission and Metropolitan Police

3. 3 February 2022

   Added policy statements on Overseas electors: Delivering ‘votes for life’ for British expatriates and Identity verification for absent vote applications and an online application service.

4. 6 January 2022

   Added policy statement on Voter identification at polling stations and the new Voter Card.

5. 19 November 2021

   Added a link to the government response to the Joint Committee for Human Rights' report 'Legislative Scrutiny: Elections Bill'.

6. 5 July 2021

   First published.