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Absent Voting: Registration

Asked by Andy MacNaeLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 9 January 2025UIN 21147

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the requirement for a national insurance number on postal vote registration forms.

Answered by Rushanara Ali

The requirement to provide a National Insurance Number when applying for a postal vote acts to ensure that the person making the application is the same individual entitled to apply for the postal vote and mirrors the longstanding practice when registering to vote. There are no plans to change the requirements for an absent vote application.

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