A Bill to make provision for the automatic electoral registration of school students who have reached the age of 16; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
2 May 2017
The Automatic Electoral Registration (School Students) Bill would automatically register 16-year-old students who are in school to the electoral register, rather than requiring them to register themselves. It sets out related administrative provisions to support this process. The aim is to help young people be on the electoral roll as they approach voting age.
The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the Lords and has not yet progressed to committee stage or been considered by the Commons.
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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 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
