Does it not depend upon which department it is and the purpose for which they
need the register? According to the regs:
"(4) A councillor or employee of the council may supply a copy of the
register, or disclose or make use of information contained in it that is not
contained in the edited register -
(a) where necessary for the discharge of a statutory function of the council
or any other local authority relating to security, law enforcement and crime
prevention, or
(b) for statistical purposes, in which case no information shall be disclosed
which includes the name and address of any elector (whether that name or
address appears in the edited register or only in the full register)."
This appears to suggest that an electronic version can be supplied except
where the copy is for public inspection.
Ian B
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In a message dated 18/05/05 11:14:29 GMT Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
> I have read the guidance on the OIC website discouraging the sale of the
> Electoral Register to Commercial companies. However, what are the
> implications of providing an electronic version of the public version to
> another department within the Authority. They can in effect go down and
> leaf through the public paper copy to find a name and address, but want an
> electronic searchable verion on their pc.
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