Absent Voting: Fraud

(asked on 13th June 2019) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to prevent postal vote electoral fraud.


Answered by
Kevin Foster Portrait
Kevin Foster
This question was answered on 20th June 2019

Electoral fraud is unacceptable on any level. There are already measures in place designed to enhance the security of postal voting. In response to the Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.

Cabinet Office coordinates cross-Government work to protect and secure our democratic processes and ensure those involved in delivering our elections receive cyber, physical and personnel security advice from experts at the National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.

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