Electoral Register: Costs

(asked on 19th January 2016) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost is of the transfer to Individual Electoral Registration; and what proportion of such costs have been borne by local government.


Answered by
John Penrose Portrait
John Penrose
This question was answered on 25th January 2016

In financial years 2013/14 and 2014/15 the Government has spent £72 million in the transition to Individual Electoral Registration (IER).

Of this, over £49 million was shared between all EROs in Great Britain, ensuring the transition to IER was fully funded. This included over £10 million that was allocated to local authorities specifically to boost levels of voter registration.


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