A Bill to impose certain duties upon Her Majesty's Government to ensure the accuracy, completeness and utility of electoral registers; to make provision for the sharing of data for the purposes of electoral registration; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
12 May 2016
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This Bill would require the government to ensure electoral registers are accurate, complete and useful. It also enables data from public bodies to be shared for the purposes of electoral registration and covers related, connected measures.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the Lords. It originated in the Lords, with its first reading in June 2015.
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9 Jun 2015
First reading took place on 9 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2015/16 session of parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
