Voters in the UK will be required to present photo identification to prove they are who they say they are when they arrive at polling stations from May 2023, after a change in the law instigated by the UK government.
The new stricture came in as part of the Elections Act 2022, first trailed in the Queen’s Speech of May 2021 and passed by Parliament last April in the interest of improving election security. It will not apply to those voting by post.
