Electoral Administration Bill

I raise an issue that came up during a conversation the other night at dinner. We were discussing this issue and someone mentioned the fact that the Bill provides that information about one’s personal identifier and date of birth can be checked by the relevant person by applying to the CORE system; they would apply to CORE to see the information that was being held on the central register. Let us suppose that I am a corrupt official working in a post office and I see a chequebook in a pile—we all know what a chequebook in an envelope looks like. I put the chequebook in my pocket, take it home, open it and see, for example, the name David Brown at the bottom of the cheques. Could I then assume the identity of Mr David Brown, apply to CORE for my personal identifier, which had been registered in the national registration system, take the signature, copy it on a cheque, submit it to the bank and make a payment? I need say no more. Is not that an opportunity? I use this amendment to raise the matter because I see that it deals with the issue of what ““remains confidential”” during the process of registration.