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They can sell the electoral registers to anyone who wants them for small fees etc..

 

Is that legal , I do not remember entering into any form of contract allowing my council to divulge my details , what about the data protection act . What if i do not want any of my details shared , do I have the option of privacy or declining to be on the electoral roll . For official nesercary business I might not have a problem , but as a money making scheme , wheres my share its my info and my business .

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Is that legal , I do not remember entering into any form of contract allowing my council to divulge my details , what about the data protection act . What if i do not want any of my details shared , do I have the option of privacy or declining to be on the electoral roll . For official nesercary business I might not have a problem , but as a money making scheme , wheres my share its my info and my business .

 

 

Look on any council website and there is info on how they'll sell batches of information to people in hard copies or discs (something like £10 for a 1000 addresses etc.. ) how in depth the info is I couldn't say - you'd have to check it out with your council etc..

 

There is an option on electoral register papers to "opt out" and they'll keep you off the electoral register public view - but that has other repercussions with credit reference agencies where when you apply for any credit you won't show up as living at your address etc..

 

I don't know lots about it - have a look on your council website and make enquiries - they'll tell you what you want to know.

 

The lists they sell can go to anyone who pays the fees for the info - we can all buy this info from any council as far as I am aware - we don't have to justify the purpose that we want the info.

 

Just like anyone can go public library to view electoral registers off the reference shelves for free.

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