AEA responses to consultations
September 2021 – AEA response to Welsh Government consultation on the UK Elections Bill
August 2021 – AEA comments to Scottish Government on the UK Elections Bill
June 2021 – AEA response to the Scottish Government LG elections 2022 conduct order consultation
February 2021 – AEA response – request for written evidence to the Joint Committee on the Fixed Term Parliaments Act
November 2020 – AEA response to the PACAC request for written evidence on the work of the Electoral Commission
November 2020 – AEA response to Cabinet Office consultation on digital imprints
List of previous AEA consultation responses available on request. Contact: member.support@aea-elections.co.uk
September 2020 – AEA response to the Welsh Government consultation on the draft Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) (Amendment) Order 2020
August 2020 – AEA Response to the Welsh Government consultation on the Draft Welsh Statutory Instrument – Representation of the People, Wales: The Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2020
July 2020 – AEA Response to the Welsh Parliament Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform – request for written evidence
July 2020 – AEA Response to the consultation on the draft Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2020
July 2020 – AEA Response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) Public Consultation – Review of Electoral Regulation in the UK
April 2020 – AEA response to the UK Parliament Constitution Committee’s call for evidence on The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 inquiry
March 2020 – AEA response to the Electoral Commission consultation: Draft performance standards for Electoral Registration Officers
March 2020 – AEA response to the House of Lords Select Committee Call for Evidence – Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013
February 2020 – AEA response to the Welsh Government consultation on changes to the executive governance arrangements in principal councils (local authorities)
February 2020 – AEA response to Welsh Assembly Electoral systems and boundaries consultation
November 2019 – AEA response to the call for views on the Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill
October 2019 – AEA response to the design of Canvass Reform Communications
October 2019 – AEA response to the ICO consultation on the draft framework code of practice for the use of personal data in political campaigning
September 2019 – AEA response to call for evidence on the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011
September 2019 – AEA response to call for evidence on the Electoral Registration Act 2013
September 2019 – AEA response to the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill – Call for Views
September 2019 – AEA response to the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill Financial Memorandum – Call for Views
August 2019 – AEA response to the Referendums (Scotland) Bill Call for Evidence
July 2019 – AEA written evidence submission to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Electoral Campaigning Transparency
May 2019 – AEA response to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the case for comprehensive reform of electoral law
April 2019 – AEA response to the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill – joint response with AEA Wales Branch
March 2019 – AEA response to the Scottish Government consultation on Prisoner Voting (joint response of the national AEA and the Scotland & Northern Ireland Branch)
December 2018 – AEA response to the National Assembly for Wales Consultation on Voting Rights for Prisoners
November 2018 – AEA response to the Government’s policy statement “Proposals for reform of the annual canvass”
October 2018 – AEA response to the Electoral Commission consultation: Codes of Practice on spending by candidates and political parties
October 2018 – AEA response to the Cabinet Office consultation: Protecting the Debate: Intimidation, Influence and Information, including responding to electoral recommendations and issues raised in the Committee on Standards in Public Life’s report on Intimidation in Public Life
October 2018 – AEA response to the Electoral Commission’s consultation: Observing at elections in the UK: Review of the electoral observer scheme
July 2018 – AEA response to the Information Commissioner’s Office public consultation
June 2018 – AEA (Wales) response – Strengthening local government
April 2018 – AEA (Wales) response – Assembly Commission – Creating a Parliament for Wales
March 2018 – AEA response to the Scottish Government consultation on Electoral Reform
January 2018 – AEA response to the Cabinet Office consultation on National Democracy Week
December 2017 – AEA response to the Cabinet Office consultation on renewals for overseas electors
December 2017 – AEA response to the Government consultation on behalf of the Office of Students – Securing student success: risk-based regulation for teaching excellence, social mobility and informed choice in higher education
September 2017 – AEA response to the Government’s open consultation: Access to elections – Call for Evidence
September 2017 – AEA response to the Welsh Government consultation on Electoral Reform
April 2017: AEA response to the March 2017 Government Policy Statement “A democracy that works for everyone: survivors of domestic abuse”
April 2017: AEA response to the Welsh Government White Paper – Reforming Local Government: Resilient and Renewed
January 2017: AEA feedback to Cabinet Office on duplicate registrations
November 2016: AEA Response to the Government Policy Statement – “A democracy that works for everyone – British citizens overseas”
October 2016: Response to the Local Government Association’s second consultation paper – “Towards a consistent form of publishing elections data”
September 2016: AEA response to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s Inquiry “Lessons Learned from the EU Referendum”
June 2016: AEA response to the Electoral Commission Strategic Review
April 2016: AEA response to the LGA – Election results data specification consultation
March 2016: AEA response to the Cabinet Office consultation on the better use of data in government
January 2016: AEA response to the consultation by the Electoral Commission on draft performance standards for Electoral Registration Officers: Supporting Electoral Registration Officers in planning for and delivering well run electoral registration services
October 2015: AEA response to the Sir Eric Pickles Electoral Fraud Review and Call for Evidence – Appendix B of the Pickles Review document (spreadsheet)
September 2015: AEA response to the Chief Counting Officer consultations on the timing of the counting of votes at the referendum and the proposed scope of the Chief Counting Officer’s directions
March 2015: AEA Wales Branch response to the Welsh Assembly consultation on the 2015 Disqualification Order
March 2015: AEA response to the Law Commission – Electoral Law: A Joint Consultation Paper
January 2015: AEA response to the Parish Polls consultation on the Government’s Intentions to Modernise Parish Poll Regulations
November 2014 – Electoral Commission consultation – Candidate Names on Welsh Regional Ballot Paper – response summary
October 2014: AEA Wales response – Candidate Names on Welsh Regional Ballot Paper
June 2014: AEA response to the Call for Evidence on the Government’s Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union
February 2014: AEA response to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee’s invitation for views on Voter Engagement
December 2013: AEA response to the Electoral Commission consultation paper: “Standing for election in the UK”
November 2013: AEA response to the Cabinet Office request for feedback on the proposal to enable data sharing between local government tiers to assist Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) in maintaining and improving the accuracy and completeness of electoral registers
November 2013: AEA views on readiness for the implementation of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) in June 2014
October 2013: AEA response to the Electoral Commission consultation on new performance standards for Returning Officers
August 2013: AEA response to the Electoral Commission evidence and issues paper: Electoral fraud in the UK
July 2013: AEA response to the consultation by the Electoral Commission on draft performance standards for Electoral Registration Officers in Great Britain
May 2013: AEA response to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) consultation on moving the date of English Local Government elections to the date of the European Parliamentary elections in 2014
March 2013: Scotland & Northern Ireland AEA branch response to the Cabinet Office Consultation on the proposal to amend legislation dealing with Anonymous Registration in Scotland
December 2012: AEA response to the Electoral Commission review of electoral fraud and invitation for evidence and views on potential vulnerabilities in the current electoral system
September 2012: AEA response to the Law Commission Scoping Consultation Paper: “Electoral Law in the United Kingdom”
July 2012: AEA response to the National Assembly White Paper: “Promoting Local Democracy”
May 2012: AEA response to the consultation published by Defra on the proposed changes to National Park governance
May 2012: AEA response to the Scottish Government’s Consultation: “Your Scotland, Your Referendum”