What other IDs are accepted?

I was disturbed to read the report that the local council requires someone to prove their ID for voting registration and hope that the suggestion that they must provide a passport are untrue.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th May 2016, 10:30 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:21 BST

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Not everybody travels overseas so not everybody has a passport.

It isn’t a legal requirement to have one.

What do people in this position do? Provide a driving licence?

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Trouble is, not everybody drives so, again, not everybody has a driving licence.

Again, it’s not a legal requirement to have one.

There are plenty of people who have neither.

What else does the council accept as proof of identity?

Graham Martin-Royle

Dalehurst Road

Bexhill

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