Question follow-through · 69633

Elections: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will undertake a public consultation on proposed changes to election law.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Sept 2025 · 44 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will undertake a public consultation on proposed changes to election law.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The government has worked closely with its partners in local and devolved government, with the electoral sector, with education providers and civil society, and with citizens themselves in the development of the strategy for modern and secure elections. W...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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