Question

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what advice is offered to people on how to find their national insurance number or to be provided with one when they apply to vote.

An individual’s National Insurance number can be located on official paperwork, such as their National Insurance card, payslips, or letters from the Department of Work and Pensions or HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

It can also be found via the HMRC enquiry service, which is available online, over the telephone and via post in both English and Welsh.

Information on where to locate your National Insurance number is available on-screen during the relevant points of the online voter registration process.

This advice, along with more detailed information, is available on the Electoral Commission’s website, as part of the resources aimed at local authorities, for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to use in response to public queries.