The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

[F1 [F2 Electoral Commission requirements E+W

32ZBG.— (1) The Electoral Commission must—

(a) design the following—

(i) a paper canvass communication A;

(ii) a paper canvass form;

(iii) a paper canvass communication B;

(b) obtain the approval of the [F3 Secretary of State] to the communications and the form; and

(c) make the designs available to registration officers.

(2) The Electoral Commission may design a version of each of the communications and the form referred to in paragraph (1)(a) for use in England and another version of each of them for use in Wales.

(3) Before giving the approval referred to in paragraph (1)(b), in respect of any form or communication to be used in Wales, the [F4 Secretary of State] must consult the Welsh Ministers.

(4) The canvass communication A referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(i) must—

(a) include a space for the full name and nationality of each person who is registered F5 ... at the address to which the communication relates;

(b) include a space for the full name and nationality of each person whose application for registration at the address F6 ... under section 10ZC(1) or 10ZD(1) of the 1983 Act has been successfully determined where the date on which the applicant's name will be published in a notice of alteration under section 13A(2) of the 1983 Act is after the date on which the communication will be sent;

(c) where a person's personal data has been processed under regulation 32ZBB prior to the registration officer sending the communication, include a notification that such processing was carried out in accordance with any applicable requirements relating to the protection of personal data, and that any information provided in response to the communication will be processed in accordance with such requirements;

(d) require the occupier or, if there is no occupier, or it is not reasonably practicable for the occupier to provide the required information, the person in charge of the premises—

(i) to notify the registration officer responsible for the area in which the address is situated if any of the information provided in the communication is incomplete or inaccurate; and

(ii) to provide the registration officer with the full name and nationality of each person aged 16 or over who is eligible to be registered F7 ... and is residing at the address to which the communication relates, where that information is not included in the communication;

[F8 (iii) to provide the registration officer with the full name, date of birth and nationality of each person aged 14 or 15 who is eligible to be registered in a register of local government electors in Wales, and is residing at the address to which the communication relates, where that information is not included in the communication;]

(e) set out the manner in which the responses referred to in subparagraph (d) may be provided, and—

(i) require a named person at the address to which the communication relates to make a declaration that the information contained in such responses is true; and

(ii) require an indication, if the person making the declaration is not resident at the address, of the capacity in which they are making it.

(5) The canvass form referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(ii) must—

(a) require the recipient to provide the full name and nationality of each person aged 16 or over who is eligible to be registered F9 ... and is residing at the address to which the form is delivered;

(b) include a space for the full name and nationality of each person whose application for registration at the address F10 ... under section 10ZC(1) or 10ZD(1) of the 1983 Act has been successfully determined where the date on which the applicant's name will be published in a notice of alteration under section 13A(2) of the 1983 Act is after the date on which the canvass form will be sent;

(c) where a person's personal data has been processed prior to the registration officer sending the form, include a notification that such processing was carried out in accordance with any applicable requirements relating to the protection of personal data, and that any information provided in response to the form will be processed in accordance with such requirements;

(d) include space for the email address and telephone number or numbers of each person residing at the address who is entitled to be registered F11 ... together with an explanation that provision of this information is not mandatory;

(e) include a declaration that the information provided is true, to be made by a named person at the address to which the form is given and include an indication, if the person who is making the declaration is not resident at the address, of the capacity in which they are making it [F12 ;]

[F13 (f) require the recipient to provide the full name, date of birth and nationality of each person aged 14 or 15 who is eligible to be registered in a register of local government electors in Wales, and is residing at the address to which the form is given.]]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 32ZA-32ZI inserted (10.6.2014) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3198), regs. 1(5)(c), 22 (as amended by S.I. 2014/1234, regs. 1(1), 4)

F2 Regs. 32ZBA-32ZBG inserted (31.12.2019) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1451), regs. 1(3), 11

F3 Words in reg. 32ZBG(1)(b) substituted (8.12.2021) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 28(11) (with art. 12)

F4 Words in reg. 32ZBG(3) substituted (8.12.2021) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 28(11) (with art. 12)

F5 Words in reg. 32ZBG(4)(a) omitted (22.1.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 18(a)

F6 Words in reg. 32ZBG(4)(b) omitted (22.1.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 18(a)

F7 Words in reg. 32ZBG(4)(d)(ii) omitted (22.1.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 18(a)

F8 Reg. 32ZBG(4)(d)(iii) inserted (22.1.2020) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 18(b)

F9 Words in reg. 32ZBG(5)(a) omitted (22.1.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 18(c)

F10 Words in reg. 32ZBG(5)(b) omitted (22.1.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 18(c)

F11 Words in reg. 32ZBG(5)(d) omitted (22.1.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 18(c)

F12 Reg. 32ZBG(5)(e): semicolon substituted for full stop (22.1.2020) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 18(d)

F13 Reg. 32ZBG(5)(f) inserted (22.1.2020) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 18(e)