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Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 27 March 2026UIN 122141

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to introduce statutory guidance to Returning Officers so there is an explicit obligation to enforce the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 in polling stations

Answered by Samantha Dixon

I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 119522 on 18 March 2026.

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