New Legislation – relating to voter identification, including consequential amendments to The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 (04/12/2024) …

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) came into force on 04/12/2024:

New Legislation:

  • December 2024: SI 2024 No. 1275 - The Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) Regulations 2024 (pdf) (link).

Notes:

  • Regulation 9 and Schedule 7 of the above SI 2024 No. 1275 make consequential amendments to the following SI:
    - The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012.
  • The "Explanatory Note" (link) at the end of the above SI 2024 No. 1275 includes the following information:
    - "These Regulations [SI 2024 No. 1275] makes a change to the list of the types of photographic identification which can be used by a person wishing to—
    >>> vote in person at a polling station at UK Parliamentary elections in Great Britain, Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales, and at mayoral elections and local referendums in England;
    >>> sign a recall petition in person at a petition signing place for a petition held in Great Britain under the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (c. 25).".
    - "Regulations 3 to 9, 11 and 12 [of SI 2024 No. 1275] amend secondary legislation to replace the prescribed form of the poll card and proxy poll card used in relation to the various types of elections and referendums, in order to update the list of acceptable identification shown on the card as a result of the amendment made by regulation 2 [of SI 2024 No. 1275]. Regulation 10 [of SI 2024 No. 1275] makes equivalent changes to the prescribed forms of the official petition notices issued to electors and to proxies in relation to recall petitions held in England, Wales or Scotland.".

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