Changes make it easier for survivors of domestic violence to register to vote anonymously

The Houses of Parliament have passed the government’s proposals for changes to anonymous voter registration.

The changes will make it easier for an estimated 12,000 survivors of domestic abuse living in refuges – as well as those living elsewhere – to register to vote anonymously.

This means that survivors of domestic abuse will be able to register to vote without their name and address appearing on the electoral roll and thus without the fear of their former partners finding their address this way at least.