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		Written answer
	answer has question	FpvX8Unx
	answer has answering person	Richard Harrington
	answer text	<p>It is the Government's long-established position that when someone commits a crime, which is sufficiently serious to receive a prison sentence, they are deemed to have broken their contract with society to such an extent that they should not have the right to vote until they are ready to be back in the community. We have maintained that position for all elections that fall within the UK Parliament's competence.</p><p>This position was clearly set out in the Government's 2019 manifesto, which stated: <strong>'</strong>We will maintain the ban on prisoners voting from jail'.</p>
	answer given date	2022-07-13
	answer has answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	written answer has answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	answering body has written answer	NNHjppk6
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	answering body has answer	NNHjppk6
FpvX8Unx	question has answer	NNHjppk6
Richard Harrington	answering person has answer	NNHjppk6