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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: sallysmum on Saturday 20 August 16 10:33 BST (UK)
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Hi
I need an address from the electoral roll but I don't know how to search it, can someone guide me please?
thank you
Sallysmum
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What year, please?
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it's present - a living person so I don't wish to share the name
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http://www.searchelectoralroll.co.uk/Electoral_Roll_Search.asp
You need to tick the box to agree to the terms and conditions, and you have a limited number of searches within a time frame. You can return later to re-search.
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If they have opted out you won't be able to find them. You can opt out of the ‘open register’ - the version of the register that’s available to anyone who wants to buy a copy.
https://www.gov.uk/electoral-register/opt-out-of-the-open-register
Stan
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thanks for the links - it was a lot easier than I thought.
sallysmum
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The 2001 electoral register is the last full roll available, so if anyone has opted out after that the address shown is that from 2001.
Stan
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Some people who have opted out (for one reason or another) still find that they are listed on that online web site
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Some people who have opted out (for one reason or another) still find that they are listed on that online web site
As I said people are shown from the 2001 electoral roll, as I am, even though I opted out after that. Addresses are from that year, I have checked other people I know and their addresses are from 2001, fifteen years ago, and they are no longer at that address.
Stan
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it's present - a living person so I don't wish to share the name
If you live in the same city or county as the person you are looking up, you may be able to see the copy of the electoral register in the
Library.
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thanks for the links - it was a lot easier than I thought.
sallysmum
Does this mean that you have found the person you are looking for?
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There is a case for making this query a "sticky" as it often gets asked
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Lots of agencies, both national government bodies and local government departments, and commercial companies buy a copy of electoral registers. Mostly digital copies, but also paper hard copies are available to many people.
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Does this mean that you have found the person you are looking for?
I did thank you very much. ScouseBoy's comment to make this a sticky might be a good idea
thank you for all your help and comments. I knew I could rely on Rootschat!
sallysmum