The Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) Regulations 2024

• Citation: S.I. 2024/1275
• Sections: 12

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and saving

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) Regulations 2024, and come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

(2) This regulation and regulations 2 and 10 extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

(3) Regulation 4 extends to Scotland only.

(4) The remainder of these Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

(5) An amendment made by these Regulations does not apply to a relevant election, petition or referendum in respect of which the qualifying date is before 1st May 2025.

(6) In paragraph (5), “qualifying date”—

(a) where the relevant election, petition or referendum is a recall petition, means the beginning date of the signing period as specified in the public notice of petition given under regulation 14 of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 , and

(b) otherwise, means the date of the poll as specified in the notice of the election or referendum published in accordance with—

(i) in the case of a parliamentary election, rule 5 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 ;

(ii) in the case of a PCC election, rule 4 of Schedule 3 to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 ;

(iii) in the case of a combined authority mayoral election or combined county authority mayoral election, rule 5 of Schedule 1 or rule 5 of Schedule 3 to the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 ;

(iv) in the case of a local authority mayoral election, rule 5 of Schedule 1 or rule 5 of Schedule 3 to the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 ;

(v) in the case of a referendum under Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, rule 5 of Schedule 3 or rule 5 of Schedule 5 to the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 ;

(vi) in the case of a referendum under Chapter 4ZA of Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 , rule 5 of Schedule 3 or rule 5 of Schedule 5 to the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012 ;

(vii) in the case of a referendum under Part 1A of the Local Government Act 2000 , rule 5 of Schedule 3 or rule 5 of Schedule 5 to the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012 .

(7) In this regulation—

“ combined authority mayoral election ” means an election of a mayor for a combined authority in accordance with Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

“ combined county authority mayoral election ” means an election for a mayor for a combined county authority in accordance with Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

“ local authority mayoral election ” means an election in England for the return of an elected mayor as defined by section 9H(1) of the Local Government Act 2000 ;

“ PCC election ” means an election of a police and crime commissioner under Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 ;

“ recall petition ” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Recall of MPs Act 2015;

“ relevant election, petition or referendum ” means—

a parliamentary election, or a recall petition, in England, Wales or Scotland;

a PCC election;

a combined authority mayoral election;

a combined county authority mayoral election;

a local authority mayoral election;

a referendum under—

Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990,

Chapter 4ZA of Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or

Part 1A of the Local Government Act 2000.

Section 2 Amendment of the Representation of the People Act 1983

(1) Rule 37 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (voting procedure and voter identification requirements: Great Britain) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1H)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

(b) a passport or passport card issued by an EEA state or a country listed in Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens) ;

(b) after sub-paragraph (g) insert—

(ga) a Ministry of Defence Form 100 (HM Armed Forces Veteran Card);

(gb) a National Entitlement Card issued by a local authority in Scotland;

(3) In paragraph (1J), in the table, omit the entry for passes funded by the Scottish Government.

Section 3 Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

In Schedule 3 to the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (forms) , for Form A (official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person) and Form B (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Section 4 Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

In Schedule 3 to the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (forms) , for Form A (official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person) and Form B (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Section 5 Amendment of the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

In the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007—

(a) in Schedule 1 (mayoral elections rules), in the Appendix of Forms, for Form 8A (elector’s official poll card for use at mayoral elections in England) and Form 10A (official proxy poll card for use at mayoral elections in England) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 1 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations;

(b) in Schedule 3 (mayoral election combination of poll rules), in the Appendix of Forms, for Form 8A (elector’s official poll card for use at mayoral elections in England) and Form 10A (official proxy poll card for use at mayoral elections in England) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

Section 6 Amendment of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012

In the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012—

(a) in Schedule 3 (local government act referendums rules), in Part 8 (appendix of forms), for the form of the Official Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting in person) and the form of the Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 1 of Schedule 4 to these Regulations;

(b) in Schedule 5 (local government act referendums combination of polls rules), in Part 8 (appendix of forms), for the form of the Official Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting in person) and the form of the Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 2 of Schedule 4 to these Regulations.

Section 7 Amendment of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012

In the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012—

(a) in Schedule 3 (local government finance act referendums rules), in Part 8 (appendix of forms), for the form of the Official Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting in person) and the form of the Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 1 of Schedule 5 to these Regulations;

(b) in Schedule 5 (local government finance act referendums combination of polls rules), in Part 8 (appendix of forms), for the form of the Official Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting in person) and the form of the Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 2 of Schedule 5 to these Regulations.

Section 8 Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

In Schedule 3 to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 (rules for the conduct of PCC elections where poll not taken together with poll at another election), in rule 70 (forms) for Form 11 (official poll card) and Form 13 (official proxy poll card) substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 6 to these Regulations.

Section 9 Amendment of the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012

In the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012—

(a) in Schedule 3 (neighbourhood planning referendums rules), in Part 8 (appendix of forms), for Form 7 (official poll card to be sent to a voter voting in person) and Form 9 (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 1 of Schedule 7 to these Regulations;

(b) in Schedule 5 (neighbourhood planning referendums combination of polls rules), in Part 8 (appendix of forms), for Form 8 (official poll card to be sent to a voter voting in person) and Form 10 (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 2 of Schedule 7 to these Regulations.

Section 10 Amendment of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016

In Schedule 2 to the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 (forms), in Part 1 (United Kingdom), for Form D (official petition notice for an elector who may sign the petition in person) and Form F (official petition notice for a proxy who may sign the petition in person) substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 8 to these Regulations.

Section 11 Amendment of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

In the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017—

(a) in Schedule 1 (mayoral elections rules), in Part 9 (appendix of forms), for Form 8 (elector’s official poll card) and Form 10 (official proxy poll card) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 1 of Schedule 9 to these Regulations;

(b) in Schedule 3 (mayoral election combination of polls rules), in Part 9 (appendix of forms), for Form 8 (elector’s official poll card) and Form 10 (official proxy poll card) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 2 of Schedule 9 to these Regulations.

Section 12 Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2021

In Schedule 3 to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2021 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms) , for Form 11 (official poll card) and Form 13 (official proxy poll card) substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 10 to these Regulations.