electoral commission, individual electoral registration, UK's electoral register
Voter engagement 11th evidence session
2 September 2014
Committee take evidence from the Electoral Commission and Electoral Registration Officers on Thursday 4 September
- Parliament TV: Watch the session on Voter Engagement
- Inquiry: Voter Engagement in the UK
- Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
Witnesses
At 10 am
- Jenny Watson, Chair, Electoral Commission
- Andrew Scallan, Director of Electoral Administration, Electoral Commission
- Phil Thompson, Research and Evaluation Manager, Electoral Commission
At 11.30 am:
- Paul Lankester, Electoral Registration Officer for Stratford on Avon
- Dr Dave Smith, Electoral Registration Officer for Sunderland
Purpose of session
In the Eleventh session of this inquiry, the Committee will be talking to the Electoral Commission about the rollout of Individual Electoral Registration, and their recent report on the quality of the UK’s electoral registers. The Committee will also be taking evidence from a panel of Electoral Registration Officers on their role as it relates to voter engagement.