United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 19843
Prisoners: Voting Rights
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24 February 2020
Last action
15 April 2020 · Answer
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15 April 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it remains Government policy that convicted prisoners are ineligible to vote in (a) local and (b) national elections.
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24 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it remains Government policy that convicted prisoners are ineligible to vote in (a) local and (b) national elections.
Source: Commons
15 April 2020
Answer
The UK Government’s position is clear that no convicted prisoner should vote. We have maintained that position for all elections that fall within the UK Parliament’s competence The Scottish Parliament has competence over criminal justice and prisons in Sc...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-24/19843
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1179756
- uk · wq-1179756 · source updated 15 April 2020