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Remove names from the open electoral register

You can use this form to tell us that someone wants to 'opt out' of the open electoral register.

Please provide the full name of the person you want to remove from the open register. You will have the option to request other people to be removed on the next page. We may contact them to check they approve the change to their ‘open register’ preference.

When you opt out of the open register, your details will still appear on the full version of the electoral register, unless you’re registered to vote anonymously.

For more information about the Open Register and the Full Register, please go to the government website.

The Electoral Registration Officer will only use the information you give them for electoral purposes. They will look after personal information securely and will follow data protection legislation. They will not give personal information about you or any personal information you may provide on other people to anyone else or another organisation unless they have to by law.

The lawful basis to collect the information in this form is that it is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest and exercise of official authority as vested in the Electoral Registration Officer as set out in Representation of the People Act 1983 and associated regulations.

The Electoral Registration Officer is the Data Controller. For further information relating to the processing of personal data you should refer to the privacy notice on our website. Electoral Services.

For more information Read our full privacy statement.

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