Who can attest a proxy application on the grounds of occupation, employment, service or attendance on a course?
Application forms for the appointment of a proxy on the grounds of occupation, employment, service or attendance on a course must be attested:1
by the applicant’s employer or an employee delegated to do so on the employer’s behalf
(if the absent vote is for Senedd and local government elections) if the applicant is self-employed, by a person aged 16 years or over who knows the person but is not related to them
(if the absent vote is for a UK Parliamentary or PCC election) if the applicant is self-employed, by a person aged 18 years or over who knows the person but is not related to them, or
if the applicant is attending a course, by the tutor of a course or the principal of the educational institution where a course is taking place, or an employee delegated to do so on the principal’s behalf
1. Paragraph 8(3), Schedule 1, The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People Order) 2025; Regulation 54(2), Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations (RPR) 2001↩ Back to content at footnote 1