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Commons · Question 56301 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of (a) the duplication of scanned signatures and (b) technical problems with the Electoral Registration Officer Portal since its introduction in 2023

Answer

Answered by Rushanara Ali, 9 Jun 2025

On 13 May 2025, MHCLG identified a software bug with the batch application upload functionality on the Electoral Registration Officer Portal (ERO Portal), which had existed since 21 March 2024. The bug could lead to misallocated signature images for cer...