PPS numbers to verify voters´ identity in electoral register reforms
(World News Science)

Voters´ personal public service (PPS) numbers will be used to verify their identity as part of the most significant modernisation of the electoral register in more than a century. The Government has approved proposals for ground-breaking changes to the register including a single database rather than the current system where individual local authorities have sole responsibility for the register in their area. The proposals will also allow pre-registration by 16- and 17-year-olds so they are automatically included on the register when they turn...