Electoral Administration Act 2006

1 CORE schemes: establishment

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision for the establishment of one or more schemes (CORE schemes) in connection with the keeping and use of specified electoral registration information by a person designated by a scheme (the CORE keeper).

(2) The electoral registration officer (ERO) who acts for an area specified in a scheme must provide the CORE keeper with the specified electoral registration information relating to the area.

(3) A scheme must require the ERO—

(a) to provide the CORE keeper with the information, and

(b) to update the information,

at such times and in such manner as is provided for by the scheme.

(4) In particular, a scheme may require the ERO to provide the information and update it in a specified electronic form.

(5) The CORE keeper must keep the information in such form and by such means as is specified by or under the scheme.

(6) In particular, a scheme may—

(a) require the CORE keeper to maintain the information in a specified electronic form;

(b) specify how other information required (by or under any enactment) to be kept in connection with the information is to be recorded and stored in that form.

(7) The area for which an ERO acts must not be specified in more than one scheme at the same time.

(8) The Secretary of State may by order vary a scheme—

(a) by specifying a new area;

(b) by removing the specification of an area;

(c) in such other respects as he thinks appropriate.

(9) The Secretary of State may by order terminate a CORE scheme and an order under this subsection may make such provision as the Secretary of State thinks necessary or expedient in connection with the termination of the scheme.

(10) The person designated as a CORE keeper must be a public authority.

(11) Specified electoral registration information is a copy of such of the following information as is specified in the CORE scheme—

(a) the register of electors for any election;

(b) any list or other record relating to such a register which the ERO is required or authorised to keep under or by virtue of any enactment;

(c) any other information relating to a person who has an entry on such a register which is required for electoral purposes or in connection with jury service;

(d) such other information as the Secretary of State specifies being information which he thinks is necessary or expedient to facilitate the effective operation of the scheme.