Marketing opt out on electoral register

BrownGirl

When completing our annual electoral canvass return, we always select the option to opt out of the edited register to keep our details private. For the past few years we taken the option to do this by telephone if all details on the form were the same as last time. This year as far as I was concerened there were no changes from last year so I registered by telephone as usual.

I have just checked our credit report and it shows our details are now on the edited version of the electoral register which is available for sale. I contacted our council who tell me that from 2011 they no longer included the pre-tick against the electors name to show that they were currently opted out. The information on the form (they sent me a copy) says that if there were changes to the existing information, including opting out of the register for sale, then the form had to be returned by post. I cannot opt out of this edited register now until the annual canvass this summer.

I know it was my fault for assuming that the opt out box was the same as last year and that I should have checked more closely, I'm usually very good at that but I've learned my lesson to be even more careful in future! I just wanted to make people aware in case their councils do the same - don't assume that the form & process will be the same every year regarding the opt out box. If you don't want to appear on the edited register check it very carefully!

molerat

Do you not have the option to do it on line, that way the box is there to be ticked each year.