Voters’ details are up for being sold

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However, the open register can be bought by any person, company or organisation and is used for things like marketing and maintaining mailing lists.

Your name and address will be included in the open register unless you “opt-out” when you first register to vote – or ask for them to be removed at a later date. You can do this through your local council.

General Data Protection Regulation rules came into effect earlier this year giving the public more rights over how their personal information is used online.

It means companies now need your permission to send you emails, supposedly ridding inboxes of spam and other unwanted communications.

However, while the open register can only be used in line with data-protection laws, companies do not need your permission to send mail to your home address.

There are potential benefits to being on the open register. For example, if a money-lender was chasing debts left by someone who used to live in your house – if you’re listed on the edited register at that address they’d know not to send letters chasing the debt to your address.

Opting out of the open register has no affect on your right to vote and it doesn’t impact your credit score in any way.