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Edited Register

If you are British, Commonwealth, Irish or European Union citizen living in the UK, you are required by law to provide your name and address for inclusion in the Electoral Roll. This information is kept on a database called the UK Electoral Roll of which there are two versions, Full Electoral Roll and Edited Electoral Roll.

Only 3 Credit referencing agencies, Equifax, Experian and Callcredit are allowed to use the full registers, but only to check your name and address if you are applying for credit and to prevent money laundering. It is a criminal offence for organisations to pass on the information to anyone else or to use it for any other purpose.

The edited register leaves out the names and addresses of people who have asked for their names to be excluded from that version. It can be bought by anyone who asked for a copy and they may use it for any purpose.

There are two ways to remove your name from the edited register:

1) When completing your electoral registration form, choose for your details not to be added to the 'edited voting register'. Read the form carefully and tick the right box to ensure that your details will appear on the 'full register' only.

2) Contact the Electoral Registration Department of your local authority (this will be the Council to whom you pay your Council tax) if you do not wish to appear on the edited voting register. For contact details please go to www.aboutmyvote.co.uk

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