Electoral Roll Question

JasonCooke

Apologies if this is in the wrong category.

My sister moved out of a house 3 years ago and her details still show on the address. she asked the new occupant to update and add his details but he has refused. Is this illegal and where can we report him?

Thanks
Jason

Pixie5740

It's up to your sister to sort out her electoral roll details herself.

Get your sister to go to this government website to update her details. This will remove her from her previous address and get her registered at her current home.

http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/

Lovelyjoolz

You can't force someone to register on the Electoral Roll. It's none of your business - why would you care?

You sister should just register as a voter at her new address, which will at the same time remove her details from the old address. It's no business of hers whether the new resident registers himself or not.

verulamium

What everyone else has said.

Your sister will need to register herself and her current address with her local electoral office. This will also remove her from her old address.

PasturesNew

It never occurred to me to remove my parents from the electoral roll when one died and one went into a care home....wonder if I should.

jjlandlord

PasturesNew wrote: »

It never occurred to me to remove my parents from the electoral roll when one died and one went into a care home....wonder if I should.

They send update forms periodically (once a year?), which must be filled and returned by the occupier.

PasturesNew

jjlandlord wrote: »

They send update forms periodically (once a year?), which must be filled and returned by the occupier.

Cheers. I've also not registered where I live now either
Not had a form ...... wouldn't have filled it in anyway as I've had no sense of "staying/settled" at all.
Will be registering when I buy.

clairetori

Each property receives a form each year up to 3 times - generally if they haven't received either of the first 2 back then they send somebody round to the property to get the occupier to complete the form. It's a legal requirement and you can be fined if it isn't completed.

When you register at a new address, there's a space for your previous address - councils should forward this information on to that council to remove you (if it has been completed). However, i say SHOULD. It's worth writing a letter to the council of the place you were previously living and request to be taken off of the register at your old address. As being on the electoral roll can have consequences re. getting credit etc, it's worth taking a few minutes to send a letter rather than just hope the new council informs them and that they then act on it.

AnnieO1234

My old local council didn't accept the update from my parents when I left and moved to another location. I had to update them personally.

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Pixie5740

PasturesNew wrote: »

Cheers. I've also not registered where I live now either
Not had a form ...... wouldn't have filled it in anyway as I've had no sense of "staying/settled" at all.
Will be registering when I buy.

It's better for your credit file to be registered on the electoral roll especially when you go to apply for a mortgage unless you're going to be a cash buyer.

G_M

JasonCooke wrote: »

Apologies if this is in the wrong category.

My sister moved out of a house 3 years ago and her details still show on the address. she asked the new occupant to update and add his details but he has refused. Is this illegal and where can we report him?

Thanks
Jason

Tell your sister to act as an adult and take responsibility for her own life. She is responsible for keeping her various affairs, records etc up to date. Does she expect the new occupant to get her driving licence updated at DVLA as well.....?