The voting age will be lowered to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to participate in the next general election. This plan reflects commitments made in Labour's manifesto and aligns with the voting age in Scotland and Wales. New measures aim to boost election participation, including automated voter registration and the acceptance of UK-issued bank cards as ID at polling stations. The Ministry noted issues with previous voter ID rules discouraging participation and plans to allow digital IDs in the future.
16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next general election as the government plans confirm the voting age will be lowered.
Labour's manifesto committed the party to lowering the voting age for parliamentary elections to 16, in line with Scottish and Welsh elections.
Plans announced today are to increase participation in elections, including introducing automated voter registration and making UK-issued bank cards accepted forms of ID.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said far too many people had been put off voting by the voter ID rules introduced by the previous government.
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