Not strictly moneysaving...

Legacy_user

but pertinent to Norn Iron.

We have all received the Electoral Registration Form today and we have no trouble completing most of it but can anyone tell me why they need our National Insurance numbers?

What has that got to do with our right to vote?

Bigcammy

According to the EONI website, http://www.eoni.org.uk/index/faqs/registration-faqs.htm, this is required by law so I suspect it's part of their voting fraud clampdown?

cifpower

Only people who are alive have a NINO and everybody's NINO is unique to them. It enables the EONI to check your form and ensure you are not trying to gain fraudulent votes.

System

I don't mind them trying to combat fraud but the full electoral register can be purchased by various groups which includes some populated by convicted criminals.

The form only allows you to stipulate that you don't want your details published on the edited register which is the one which is available to those people who can end up sending you junk mail.

cifpower

Only the edited version (which you can opt out of) can be bought.

Only certain people and organisations may obtain copies of the full Register and they may only use it for specified purposes. These include:

• electoral purposes;
• crime prevention and detection;
• to enable credit reference agencies to fulfil their obligations under Money Laundering Regulations and to allow for the vetting of applicants for credit or applications which could result in granting credit.

The law specifies who may have a copy of the full Register and for what purpose it may be used (The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008). It is a criminal offence for it to be passed on to anyone else or be used for any unauthorised purpose. The penalty is a fine of up to level 5 (Currently £5,000).

http://www.eoni.org.uk/index/electoral-register.htm

blueberrypie

cifpower wrote: »

Only the edited version (which you can opt out of) can be bought.

Only certain people and organisations may obtain copies of the full Register and they may only use it for specified purposes. These include:

• electoral purposes;
• crime prevention and detection;
• to enable credit reference agencies to fulfil their obligations under Money Laundering Regulations and to allow for the vetting of applicants for credit or applications which could result in granting credit.

The law specifies who may have a copy of the full Register and for what purpose it may be used (The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008). It is a criminal offence for it to be passed on to anyone else or be used for any unauthorised purpose. The penalty is a fine of up to level 5 (Currently £5,000).

http://www.eoni.org.uk/index/electoral-register.htm

Anyone can view the full register though - so any information you provide can be seen by anyone who looks for it.