Running electoral registration - Scotland
Document types for the exceptions process for Voter Authority Certificate or Anonymous Elector’s Document applications
In all cases the evidence required to successfully establish an applicant’s identity should refer to the applicant by name.
The types and quantities of documents that can be provided to successfully establish an applicant’s identity for a Voter Authority Certificate or Anonymous Elector’s Document are:
Document applied for? | Requirement to provide document(s) listed in: |
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Voter Authority Certificate1 |
Three of the documents from list 2, or One of the documents from list 2 and 2 other documents that may be from list 2 or 3, or |
Anonymous Elector’s Document2 |
One of the documents from list 1, or Four documents from List 3 |
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the applicant’s passport |
the applicant’s identity card issued in the European Economic Area |
the applicant’s biometric immigration document issued in the United Kingdom in accordance with regulations made under section 5 of the Borders Act 2007 |
the applicant’s electoral identity card issued in Northern Ireland |
the applicant’s photocard driving licence granted in the United Kingdom or driving licence granted by a Crown Dependency, which bears a photograph of the applicant |
List 2 - the following documents must have been issued in the United Kingdom or Crown Dependencies, except for the final document in this list4 |
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the applicant’s birth certificate |
the applicant’s marriage or civil partnership certificate |
the applicant’s adoption certificate |
the applicant’s firearms certificate granted under the Firearms Act 1968 |
the record of a decision on bail made in respect of the applicant in accordance with section 5(1) of the Bail Act 1976 |
the applicant’s driving licence, which is not in the form of a photocard |
the applicant’s driving licence, granted other than in the United Kingdom or Crown Dependencies, which bears a photograph of the applicant, and which must be valid for at least 12 months from the date the applicant entered the United Kingdom |
List 3 - any of the following kinds of evidence must bear the applicant’s full name as stated on their application5 |
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a financial statement, including but not limited to—
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a council tax demand letter or statement |
a utility bill |
a Form P45 or Form P60 issued to the applicant by their employer or former employer |
a statement of benefits or entitlement to benefits, such as a statement of child benefit, within the meaning of section 141 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or a letter confirming that the applicant is entitled to housing benefit, within the meaning of section 130 of that Act |
If an applicant for a Voter Authority Certificate or Anonymous Elector’s Document cannot provide the quantity and types of documentary evidence set out in this guidance, they should be asked to provide an attestation in support of their application.
- 1. Regulation 7(2)(b)(ii) The Voter Identity Regulations 2022 (VID Regs 2022) ↩ Back to content at footnote 1
- 2. Reg 7(2)(b)(i) VID Regs 2022 ↩ Back to content at footnote 2
- 3. Reg 7(3) VID Regs 2022 ↩ Back to content at footnote 3
- 4. Reg 7(4) VID Regs 2022 ↩ Back to content at footnote 4
- 5. Reg 7(5) VID Regs 2022 ↩ Back to content at footnote 5