With the annual voter registration canvass now underway, a form, letter or email will be sent to every household in Lanarkshire.

Residents should also remember that credit reference agencies use the electoral register as a check when assessing credit applications. Therefore, if people are not on the register, their ability to access credit may be affected.

To ensure that residents are able to vote in any future elections, they should follow the guidance contained within the communication, which will indicate if a response is required or not.

Where a response needs to be made and details on the form have not changed, this can be done in a variety of ways, including using a freephone service.

If changes do need to be made, there is an online option available as well as the freephone service.

These methods make it easy to confirm details and saves money compared to the costs of returning the paper form through the post.

However, if a response by the resident is required and it is not made, reminders will be issued and the required information pursued.

Anyone with queries about the form, can contact the Lanarkshire Electoral Registration office on
0800 030 4333.

The canvass will run from mid-July to November, after which the revised register will be published.