Elections: Pilot Schemes
(asked on 5th June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to use local election pilots under Section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 to amend the (a) franchise and (b) registration criteria.
Answered by
Samantha Dixon
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has no plans to use powers under Section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 to amend electoral franchise or registration criteria.
The narrow powers under Section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 are designed to pilot schemes for arrangements for nominated local elections in England.