Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 20
20
Accepted
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We are pleased to see that the Government has included a monitoring and reporting requirement...
Recommendation
We are pleased to see that the Government has included a monitoring and reporting requirement for voter ID in the Bill. We recommend that close attention is given not only to the number of people who arrive without appropriate ID, but also the demographics of these people. In addition to this, the Committee recommends that parallel research is carried out to assess the number of people who are deterred from even attending a polling station due to the voter ID requirement. This will enable the wider impact on voter participation to be understood and assessed.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the recommendation, committing to carry out thorough research to assess the implementation and impacts of the voter identification policy, stating it will not be limited solely to mandated data collection.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government will carry out thorough research to assess the implementation of the proposed voter identification policy, and analysts will consider how best to assess its impacts. This will not be limited solely to the data collection mandated by the legislation, and the Government will also listen carefully to views of stakeholders such as the Electoral Commission.
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