
2024 No. 1275
Council Tax, England
Local Government, England
Police, England And Wales
Representation Of The People
Town And Country Planning, England
The Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) Regulations 2024
Made 3rd December 2024
Coming into force 4th December 2024

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 201(3) of, and rules 28(3) and 37(1Q)(a) and (c) of Schedule 1 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983, section 333(2B) of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 4B to, the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (including as applied by section 38A(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004), sections 52ZQ(1) and (2) and 113(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, sections 9HE(1), 9MG(2) and (3) and 105(2) of the Local Government Act 2000, section 114(1) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5B to, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, section 58(1) (including as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993) and 154(5) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, sections 18(1) and (2)(b) and 21(3)(a) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 and section 252(1)(c) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to, the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission, in accordance with paragraph 16(5) of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, section 52ZQ(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, section 9HE(4) of the Local Government Act 2000, section 7(1) and (2)(e), (hc) and (k) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 5B to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 2 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, section 333(3A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, section 52ZQ(7) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, section 105(6) of the Local Government Act 2000, section 117(2) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, section 154(2)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, sections 18(8) and 21(6) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 and section 252(4) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Citation, commencement, extent and saving
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(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) a parliamentary election, or a recall petition, in England, Wales or Scotland;
(b) a PCC election;
(c) a combined authority mayoral election;
(d) a combined county authority mayoral election;
(e) a local authority mayoral election;
(f) a referendum under—
(i) Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990,
(ii) Chapter 4ZA of Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or
(iii) Part 1A of the Local Government Act 2000.
Amendment of the Representation of the People Act 1983
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(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.
Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001
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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.
Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001
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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.
Amendment of the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
5 
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.
Amendment of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012
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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.
Amendment of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012
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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.
Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012
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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.
Amendment of the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012
9 
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.
Amendment of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016
10 
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.
Amendment of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017
11 
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.
Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2021
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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.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rushanara Ali
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
3rd December 2024
SCHEDULE 1
New forms for the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001
Regulation 3

Form A (official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person)
Front of form
Rear of form
Form B (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)
Front of form
Rear of form

SCHEDULE 2
New forms for the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001
Regulation 4

Form A (official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person)
Front of form
Rear of form
Form B (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)
Front of form
Rear of form

SCHEDULE 3
Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007: New forms
Regulation 5
PART 1 Forms for use at a mayoral election in England where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
Form 8A (elector’s official poll card for use at mayoral elections in England)

Front of form

Rear of form

Form 10A (official proxy poll card for use at mayoral elections in England)

Front of form

Rear of form

PART 2 Forms for use at a mayoral election in England where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
Form 8A (elector’s official poll card for use at mayoral elections in England)

Front of form

Rear of form

Form 10A (official proxy poll card for use at mayoral elections in England)

Front of form

Rear of form

SCHEDULE 4
Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012: New forms
Regulation 6
PART 1 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
Official Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

PART 2 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
Official Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

SCHEDULE 5
Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012: New forms
Regulation 7
PART 1 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
Official Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

PART 2 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
Official Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

SCHEDULE 6
Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012: New forms
Regulation 8

Form 11 (official poll card)
Front of form
Rear of form
Form 13 (official proxy poll card)
Front of form
Rear of form

SCHEDULE 7
Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012: New forms
Regulation 9
PART 1 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
Form 7 (official poll card to be sent to a voter voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Form 9 (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

PART 2 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
Form 8 (official poll card to be sent to a voter voting in person)

Front of form

Rear of form

Form 10 (official proxy poll card)

Front of form

Rear of form

SCHEDULE 8
Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016: New forms
Regulation 10

Form D (official petition notice for an elector who may sign the petition in person)
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Final page
Form F (official petition notice for a proxy who may sign the petition in person)
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Final page

SCHEDULE 9
Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017: New forms
Regulation 11
PART 1 Forms for use at a mayoral election where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
Form 8 (elector’s official poll card)

Front of form

Rear of form

Form 10 (official proxy poll card)

Front of form

Rear of form

PART 2 Forms for use at a mayoral election where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
Form 8 (elector’s official poll card)

Front of form

Rear of form

Form 10 (official proxy poll card)

Front of form

Rear of form

SCHEDULE 10
Police and Crime Commissioner Elections: New Welsh forms
Regulation 12

Form 11 (official poll card)
Front of form
Rear of form
Form 13 (official proxy poll card)
Front of form
Rear of form
