Electoral Roll

[kat1]

Is it illegal NOT to fill in the form? I'ts just i never have for quite some time as i do keep moving house,don't vote,don't want credit but i do pay my Council Tax etc. I've got someone coming to see me in half an hour & i want to know my rights.
Thanks

[David90]

I think it states on the form that you can be fined for not completing it ( or for giving false information).

[kat1]

Oh right David90, i've never read the form just put it straight in the shredder!!

[B00]

Well the hal hour has been and gone- what happened?

[B00]

hal? Half!

[kat1]

Still waiting for them Boo!

[mike11111]

Technically you are required by law to complete and return the form, although I can't remember the council being arsed enough to do something about it if anyone doesn't. I, like millions of others, have been getting the annual reminder for over 30 years, and occasionally forget to return it. Never had any follow-up, nor have I been struck from the Electric Roll (deliberate malapropism, as that's what my Grandma used to call it).

[kat1]

Well they still havn't turned up so off to bed,Timewasters!!

[ummmm]

I think Chris posted a quite a few links when this question was asked before. So Yes, sometimes they do prosecute.

[kat1]

Then i'll just say that i posted it, they carn't prove i didn't!

[ummmm]

Well what's 'quite some time'?

They send you 1 and then they send a reminder. How long haven't they received it for?

[kat1]

This year & only had the 1.

[4getmenot]

i went to do mine online, but there are 2 people under my address i've never heard of and i cant delete them

[ummmm]

So quite sometime is not quite some time then. We've just had a reminder in the last week. So basically what you really mean is that you've always filled them in except for this year?

[kat1]

Gosh ummmm do you work for them????

[ummmm]

Lol...No, but your answers don't match your question.

You said quite sometime and they're coming to see you. They won't be coming to see you for not sending this years one back as the reminders are only going out now.

If you'd rather I said....don't worry then...

Don't worry...it's bound to be their mistake (which it might be btw)

[Buenchico]

See here:
http://www.theanswerb...w/Question796572.html

Chris

[kat1]

Ok thanks Buenchico that leaves it for me to tell them i posted it back.

[ummmm]

Have you posted it back?

[boxtops]

Poodi, it might be worth your while getting a credit check done from people like Experian - if other people are registered at your address and IF they are not creditworthy, it could cause you problems in future.

[woofgang]

we got a credit check done and found a few ex tenants still listed as residents (we rented out house out for a while)
I understand that credit checks done by companies can now only take account of personal circs and not of the address or postcode, but having spurious residents listed at your address might give other problems.
I live in hampshire and, in my experience, if you don't return your electoral roll form, they send omeone round but only to get you to fill in a form or help you to do it, not to be difficult, the twice it has happened to us (because i have a memory like a sieve) they have been retired age folks and very nice and apologetic.