Question follow-through · 31336

Voter Authority Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Voter Authority Certificates have been issued since January 2023.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
24 Feb 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Voter Authority Certificates have been issued since January 2023.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    224,106 applications for Voter Authority Certificates have been received between January 2023 and 13 February 2025. The decision to issue or reject an application is a matter for the relevant Electoral Registration Officer.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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