Pembrokeshire: Changes to postal voting arrangements
The new rules, introduced by the Elections Act 2022, mean that those who want to vote by post in UK Parliamentary and Police and Crime Commissioner elections must reapply every three years.
The application process can be started on the government website and requires a clear photo of your signature.
These changes do not apply to Senedd or local elections.
There will be no local elections in Wales this year, with the next scheduled election being the Senedd election in May 2026.
The Council's website has more information about renewing postal voting arrangements.
People can also contact Electoral Services by email at electoralservices@pembrokeshire.gov.uk or by phone on 01437 775844.
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- BBC News
Edinburgh council 'inadequacies' found in handling of Cammy Day complaint
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The Herald Scotland
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- The Herald Scotland
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The inquiry published today by the council, however, found there is "no doubt" there is a "significant perceived power imbalance" around the complaints being made to Edinburgh City Council about the "alleged unwanted behaviour" of the former council leader. READ MORE: Cammy Day's conspiracy claims 'really wrong' says ex-Labour colleague Cammy Day probe widened to include all historic complaints The inquiry involved a detailed review of council policies, reports and other documents, webcasts of council meetings and 35 structured interviews. In his report, the author, Mr Dunion, who was appointed to the task in February, writes: "There which have apparently been reported up the management chain, such as alleged unwanted advances being made to junior staff but being treated as gossip, or concerns about a social relationship with a young member of staff being formed, but a procedural response taken, based around the narrow legal requirement for safeguarding." 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"They would then have been in a position to decide whether to contact the police or been able to respond to enquiries from them, had the complainant contacted the police as advised by the Business Manager." Mr Dunion also goes on to point out that the email containing the complaint mentioned the 15-year-old had previously suffered sexual abuse. The investigator states: "This was information which should have been provided to the Council, to decide whether to conduct its own enquiries." He adds: "An unintended and unexpected consequence of not sharing the complaints with the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer, and retaining the email exchanges only in the individual mailboxes of the recipient, meant that they became vulnerable to loss, and thus significantly diminished the quality of evidence once a report was made to the police." Later on in his recommendations, Mr Dunion highlights the need to properly record complaints. 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