- All borough pupils get schools places
- Final phase of Richmond town centre improvements to begin
- Have a summer clearout and recycle in Richmond
- Get on your bike, get safe, go!
- Local champion takes first official role on Dignity in Care panel
- Art lovers unite for gallery’s big Four-O
- Have your say on youth services
- Council’s disappointment at High Court decision
- Council congratulates schools for GCSE results
- Celebrate a spectacular sporting summer with music marathon
- World Music on the Riverside
- Architectural extravaganza opens borough’s buildings for all
- Helping hand for young people
- Don’t lose your right to vote
- Blue Badge fraudsters caught red handed
- Community Trigger trial launched in Richmond
- Thank you to residents for having their say
- Council announces new waste charges plans
- Residents’ last chance to have their say on the future of Twickenham
- Richmond announces new Champion for Older Residents
- New phone app to make residents breathe a sigh of relief
- Bank Holiday recycling and waste collection days one day later
- Last Night of the Proms with the Mayor
- Council succeeds in prosecuting rogue waste collector
- New services for residents to renew their annual household registration
- Save the date - Full of Life Fair date announced
- Cue the lights, camera and action in Mortlake!
- Appeal for groups to fund raise through Re-ward Club
- Richmond’s Youth Council puts health first
- Jubilee tea party with the Mayor
- Music upon Thames
- Vintage entertainment brings Jubilee Gardens to life
- Richmond shines with community spirit
- Twickenham traders win Diamond Jubilee Shopping Parade competition
- Borough parks to benefit from an extra funding boost
- Richmond station improvement works complete
- Richmond goes greener with RE:FIT
- Thank you to local Olympic volunteers
- Thinking of residential care - helpful online guide helps gauge costs
- Two local schools take up Academy status
- Council staff strive to deliver Olympic events
- Public given access into how Council spends their money
Release Date: 12/08/2012
New services for residents to renew their annual household registration
Annual registration forms will shortly be delivered to every household in the borough, and Richmond Council is requesting that residents respond as soon as possible to save costs, and ensure that they are correctly registered to vote.
Gillian Norton, Registration Officer for Richmond upon Thames, said:
“The Council has a legal duty to ensure every residential address is registered, even if there is nobody eligible to vote living there. We have made it even easier for households where there have been no changes to the details pre-printed on their forms. All these residents can now renew using our online, telephone, or text services. Only those who have to make changes need to amend and post back their forms.
“If residents do not respond promptly, it increases our costs in sending out reminders or having officers visit each property to confirm the current details. It could also jeopardise your right to vote, so please note that this is an annual requirement even for those who submitted application forms or changed their details during this year.
“If you require any help or advice please contact our Electoral Services for more information.”
UK law requires everyone to renew their registration every year so each council can publish an accurate Electoral Roll in December, ensuring that all eligible residents can take part in elections and referenda. The list is also used to contact residents about jury service and check applications for credit.
All homes will receive a compulsory form from 17 August, with details of the residents currently registered to vote on the Register of Electors, also known as the Electoral Roll.
For more information contact the Electoral Registration Office on 020 8891 7775 or visit our Annual registration page.
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