Voter Registration - 16-17 year olds in Secure Accommodation
Dear Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council,
Section 19 of the Senedd and Elections Act 2020 allows for persons under 18 years of age to register to vote in Senedd Elections using a declaration of local connection. This includes those being kept in any secure accommodation specified in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers in circumstances specified in the regulations (see (2B) (b)).
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 can you please provide me with the following information.
1. How many 16-17 year olds held in secure accommodation registered to vote in the 2021 Senedd Election.
Yours faithfully,
Robert Jones
Dear Robert Jones,
We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request and will
liaise with the relevant Department in order to provide a response.
We will endeavour to provide this information within 20 working days.
Yours faithfully
Information Governance Team / Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
H Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN
H Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent
Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN
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Dear Robert Jones,
In response to your Freedom of Information request, please see the
Officer's response below.
We didn’t have any electors registered with a declaration of local
connection in 2021.
I trust this answers your request and if you have any queries please don't
hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team / Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
H Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN
H Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent
Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN
Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiarth yn Gymraeg a saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond I chi rhoi gwybod I ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.
The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you can ask us to
review our response. Requests for reviews should be submitted within 40
days of the date of receipt of our response to your original request –
email: [1][Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council request email].
If you are unhappy with the outcome of our review, you can write to the
Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office - Wales
2^nd Floor Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH
Telephone: 0330 414 6421
Email: [2][email address]
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