Consultation on proposed changes to the Electoral Register

The Government is considering abolishing the edited electoral roll. The current framework governing access to and the supply of electoral registers has now been in operation for seven years. The Government wishes to consult on the impacts, both positive and negative, that could stem from accepting Recommendation 19 of the Data Sharing Review, to remove the provision allowing the sale of the edited electoral register, and consider whether other options exist. Closed 23 February

Details of the consultation are available from the Ministry of Justice website: http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/docs/electoral-reg-changes-ed-reg-consultation.pdf

INSPIRE Directive

1 April 2009 - The EU Directive will collate spatial, geographic and environmental data, currently held by numerous organisations, to provide a single access point to each EU member state’s information. INSPIRE will enable planners, decision makers and policy makers to have consistent and easy access to location information.

Defra are currently running a 12 week consultation that seeks views on the way in which Defra is proposing to define ‘public authorities’, and how the Directive may impact on individual rights, national security or the judicial system. Views are also sought on the impact assessment which supports the consultation. Defra aims to publish the report three months later.

If you would like to take part in the consultation please go to: www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/inspire/index.htm

The INSPIRE Directive: inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm

CGG response to the GROS consultation on ‘Usual Residence’ for Census 2011

14 October 2008 - The General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) consultation is concerned primarily with the issue of whether to change the ‘usual residence’ definitions used in the 2011 Census, from those applied in 2001. The document recognises that these changes would impact on population estimates and household projections for Scotland.

MRS Response (PDF 28KB, PDF Help)

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