Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 49
49
Acknowledged
Accessible voting changes are positive, but many still cannot vote independently and secretly.
Conclusion
The changes to accessible voting in the Election Act 2022 have had a positive response, but the fact that a significant number still feel unable to vote independently and in secret is a concern. We agree that more can be done. (Conclusion, Paragraph 129)
Government Response Summary
The government highlights its Accessibility of Elections Working Group and states it is keen to investigate and further consider ways to use existing government data to improve accessibility.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Further, the Government’s Accessibility of Elections Working Group provides a forum to promulgate awareness via representative organisations working with disabled people, the elections delivery sector and other relevant groups and governments across the nations of the UK. The use of data already held by organisations is subject to data protection provisions relating to the basis on which it was collected. However, we are keen to investigate ways in which existing data held by the Government may be used–as was previously done with information on sight loss registers–and will be considering this further.