United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 1198
Proof of Identity
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14 May 2026
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19 May 2026 · Answer
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19 May 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of adults without photographic identification.
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14 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of adults without photographic identification.
Source: Commons
19 May 2026
Answer
Research by Verian, commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, found that 2-4% of the 18+ UK population do not own an accepted form of identification that would enable them to vote in person at a polling station. The Govern...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-14/1198
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1905533
- uk · wq-1905533 · source updated 19 May 2026