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Electoral Register Edited Version

After seeing a post with a url of a website that searches the Electoral Register I did a search on myself and found the correct details.Now I’m concerned, since new legislation came in around 2002 / 3 you can tick a box on the Registration Form to tell the electoral services not to include your details in the edited version of the register. (The version that’s sold to third parties)I have contacted Hounslow Council electoral services who have assured me that they haven’t sold any new edited versions of the register.The website www.b4u.co.uk (B4U ™ Trademark of K.S.B Trading Ltd based in Birmingham) is one of the hardest to contact, you either write a letter or phone a 0900 number at £1.50 a minute, but I did find two email address one bounced the other I hope went through, I have ask them one basic question, What version of the Electoral Register do they use for the details given on their website?As yet there’s been no reply from them, so until I do I really cannot make a further comment, only to say my details should not of been included.I do note they call the register (the Roll) if that makes any difference?This is a small extract from the description on their search page:  The B4U UK Electoral Roll includes ALL adults over the age of Eighteen and whilst it is a legal obligation that every person in the UK enters their details it is a recognized fact that a small percentage of the population do not do so. The database is supplied by the councils of the UK.

Paul Allen ● 7126d11 Comments