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  • Innovation and continuity in law-making

    Richard Heaton gave the 2014 Sir William Dale Memorial Lecture on legislation and good law at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Press briefing: afternoon 19 June 2014

    The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the EU, Recall Bill, Iraq and passports.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Register to vote: new online service launched

    Registering to vote, part of the move to Individual Electoral Registration, is now simpler thanks to a new user-friendly online process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Press briefing: morning 4 March

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Ukraine, an EU referendum Bill, legislation on recalling MPs and Patrick Rock.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Funding for new ways to encourage voter registration

    New funding will help to boost voter registration in Great Britain and make sure that everyone in the country has the chance to vote.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government unveils online voter registration

    The online voter registration system was unveiled at Sprint 14 ahead of its launch in June.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Making the law easier for users: the role of statutes

    Richard Heaton gave a talk at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on common law and statute law.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Date confirmed for Individual Electoral Registration (IER)

    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.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Parliament Week: Cabinet Office opens its doors

    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.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Funding for roll-out of Individual Electoral registration

    The government has released the breakdown of funding for local authorities for the transfer to the new electoral register.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New government report shows success of data matching in switch to Individual Electoral Registration

    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.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statement on amendments to the Transparency Bill

    Andrew Lansley, Leader of the House of Commons, has announced that the government will publish amendments to the Transparency of Lobbying Bill.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chloe Smith speech on Individual Electoral Registration

    The Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform discussed the process and benefits of implementing Individual Electoral Registration.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Data matching to make individual electoral registration easier

    Preliminary results show three quarters of voters automatically registered for individual electoral registration in trial run.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to act on Transparency Bill amendments after NCVO meeting

    The government will act on amendments to the Transparency Bill after a meeting with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Press briefing: morning 2 September 2013

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Syria, Vodafone’s expected sale of Verizon Wireless and the Lobbying Bill.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Innovation Fund opens to get more people on the electoral register

    With so many young people not on the electoral register, an Innovation Fund has been launched to encourage people onto the electoral roll.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New bill to bring more transparency to politics

    The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trades Union Administration Bill has been published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New government campaign to get people on the electoral register

    Chloe Smith, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, has launched a campaign to get as many people as possible on the electoral register.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Press briefing: morning 17 May 2013

    The PMS took questions on gay marriage, Nigel Farrange, Sri Lanka, the cost of politics, Europe, childcare and the Spending Review.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government