Running electoral registration - Scotland

Application hearings

Applications for registration do not have to be taken at face value and you can take any application to a hearing. This process should be undertaken if you have any reason to doubt any application received based on any knowledge that you may have. 

If an application has been disallowed without a hearing, one may be required by the applicant.1 This requirement must be made within three working days from the date of the notice.2 Due to the timescales, you should accept notification of the requirement to hold a hearing by written note, email, fax, or orally. 

Once you have made a decision to reject an application, the notice to be sent to the applicant should be dated and sent on that same day.

Where a hearing is to take place, a notice of hearing must be sent to the applicant stating the following:3  

  • the time and place of the hearing
  • the grounds for the hearing
     
Last updated: 14 October 2020