Schedule A1A, Part 1, paragraph 9

Logs (“audit logs”) must be maintained in relation to the ballot and must include— a description of the process of setting up the electronic voting platform; a description of the process by which the unique identifiers and voting access methods for the ballot were generated; a description of any instance where a voting access method was re-issued; the electronic voting form; the electronic voting instructions; a description of any alteration made to the electronic voting form or the electronic voting instructions during the ballot; records relating to compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 6; the duration of the ballot; a description of complaints made by voters to the scrutineer; the IP address associated with each electronic voting form submitted; the number of people who voted in the ballot; a record of authorised access to the voting platform (including access by means of a voting access method); a description of changes made to permissions to access the databases which the scrutineer is required to maintain under paragraph 8(3); a description of the process by which the result of the ballot was calculated; an account of the availability of the electronic voting system throughout the duration of the ballot, including details of any unplanned instances of the electronic voting system being shut down; a description of security events; a description of attempts to access and edit the audit logs; any other information which the scrutineer considers is relevant to the integrity, confidentiality and accessibility of the ballot. The audit logs must be maintained during the period beginning when the electronic voting platform is set up and ending when the scrutineer sends the scrutineer’s report to the trade union. In this paragraph— “scrutineer’s report” means a report produced in accordance with whichever of the following provisions is applicable to the ballot or election in question— section 52; section 72O; section 100E; section 231B; “security event” means— an attempt by a person to gain unauthorised access to the electronic voting platform; a cyber attack or suspected cyber attack which affects or could have affected the electronic voting platform; other events which have the effect of overwhelming or causing a failure or requiring a shutdown of the electronic voting platform.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04