Register of Electors: Annual Canvass 2026
The Electoral Registration Officer must contact every household to check that the Electoral Register is up to date and to identify anyone who is eligible but not yet registered. The Annual Canvass has now begun in Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde. We may contact you by email, telephone or letter. Emails will be from Electoral Registration RVJB and will have the subject line Register of Electors – Annual Canvass 2026.
Your place of birth does not affect your right to vote in Scottish Parliamentary and Local Government elections. If you are aged 16 or over and live in Scotland, you are eligible to vote in these elections. To vote in a Westminster Parliamentary election, you must be a British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen aged 18 or over. You must be registered before you can vote in any election.
Later in the canvass, households that have not responded may be contacted by telephone or visited at home. Please respond promptly to our initial communication to confirm your household information for electoral purposes. If you receive a paper canvass form, check the details and respond online by following the instructions at www.registersecurely.com/rvjb , or return the completed form using the envelope provided.
Any new residents added during the canvass must also complete a registration application. You can register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote, or we will send an invitation to register form for completion and return.
Remember, you must be registered before you can vote. To make sure you can have your say on decisions that affect you, keep your electoral registration details up to date.
If you have any questions, contact the Electoral Registration helpline on 0300 300 0150 or email ero@renfrewshire-vjb.gov.uk.
Accounts for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Part 9(1) of the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 requires public bodies to make copies of the unaudited accounts available for public inspection. Notice is hereby given that these will be available for the following bodies at the links provided below:
Renfrewshire Council – www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Coats Observatory Trust Fund – www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Scotland Excel Joint Committee – www.scotland-excel.org.uk
Renfrewshire Valuation Joint Board – www.renfrewshire-vjb.gov.uk
The unaudited accounts will be available from Wednesday 1st July 2026 to Tuesday 21st July 2026, both days inclusive. A copy of the unaudited accounts will be available on the above bodies’ websites and in the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire Council, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1AN, between 9.00am and 4.45pm Monday to Thursday, and 9.00am to 3.55pm on Friday.
Any person interested may email Clare Bryson (clare.bryson@renfrewshire.gov.uk) to request an electronic copy of the accounts to be audited, and any particular supporting documents (such as invoices) relating to these accounts.
No charge will be made for the inspection or request of particular documents.
Any person interested may object to the accounts, or to any part of those accounts, no later than 4.45pm Wednesday 22nd July 2026 by:
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sending their objection in writing, by email, together with a statement of the grounds thereof, to the auditor, Rebecca Lister (Rebecca.Lister@azets.co.uk) or to Azets Audit Services, Quay 2, 139 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 9QG; and
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sending a copy of that objection and statement by email in respect of Renfrewshire Council for the attention of the Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Council, or in respect of any of the other bodies for the attention of the Clerk of the body concerned, in both cases to be submitted to Clare Bryson (clare.bryson@renfrewshire.gov.uk) and to any officer of this authority or body who may be concerned.
The auditor shall, if requested by the person objecting, the authority or body, or by any officer of the authority or body who may be concerned, afford to that person or authority or body or officer, as the case may be, an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by the auditor with respect to that objection; and any such person or officer may so appear and be heard either personally or by a representative. This will be carried out online or by telephone.
Alastair MacArthur
Director of Finance & Resources and Treasurer
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley
17th June 2026
