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Registering to vote, part of the move to Individual Electoral Registration, is now simpler thanks to a new user-friendly online process.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Ukraine, an EU referendum Bill, legislation on recalling MPs and Patrick Rock.
New funding will help to boost voter registration in Great Britain and make sure that everyone in the country has the chance to vote.
The online voter registration system was unveiled at Sprint 14 ahead of its launch in June.
Richard Heaton gave a talk at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on common law and statute law.
The government has today confirmed its intention to move to IER on 10 June 2014 in England and Wales and 19 September 2014 in Scotland.
For the first time, Cabinet Office is opening to the public as part of Parliament Week – a programme of events that aims to bring the democratic process closer to people.
The government has released the breakdown of funding for local authorities for the transfer to the new electoral register.
4 out of 5 registered voters will have to do absolutely nothing in order to appear on the electoral register when the new system begins next year.
Andrew Lansley, Leader of the House of Commons, has announced that the government will publish amendments to the Transparency of Lobbying Bill.
The Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform discussed the process and benefits of implementing Individual Electoral Registration.
Preliminary results show three quarters of voters automatically registered for individual electoral registration in trial run.
The government will act on amendments to the Transparency Bill after a meeting with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).
The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Syria, Vodafone’s expected sale of Verizon Wireless and the Lobbying Bill.
With so many young people not on the electoral register, an Innovation Fund has been launched to encourage people onto the electoral roll.
The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trades Union Administration Bill has been published.
Chloe Smith, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, has launched a campaign to get as many people as possible on the electoral register.
The PMS took questions on gay marriage, Nigel Farrange, Sri Lanka, the cost of politics, Europe, childcare and the Spending Review.
The government has launched the ‘good law’ initiative to make legislation more accessible and understandable for UK citizens.
The full text of the oral statement to the House of Commons by the Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, on the publication of the House of Lords Reform Draft Bill.
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