Applications to Register to Vote
Two Versions of the Register
The Full Register
The full register has the names and addresses of everyone registered to vote and is updated every month. Anyone can look at it, but copies can only be supplied for certain purposes, such as elections and law enforcement. Credit reference agencies are also allowed to use the full register, but only to check your name and address if you are applying for credit, and to help stop 'money laundering'. Anyone who has a copy of the register will be committing a criminal offence if they unlawfully pass on information from it. You do not have a choice about your name and address being on this register.
The Edited Register
The edited register will be available for general sale and can be used for any purpose. You can choose not to be on it. The edited register can be bought by any person, company or organisation and could be used for different purposes such as checking your identity and commercial activities such as marketing.
Last updated: 9th March 2012
Further pages in Applications to Register to Vote
- Rolling Registration
- Annual Household Registration
- Ways to Vote
- Viewing Electoral Registers
- You are here Two Versions of the Register
- Changing your name on the Electoral Register