Representation of the People (England and Wales) and the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

I accept the point about the problems of attributing blame, but does the Minister accept that it is not as if we are legislating in a completely new area? We have rather extensive experience of legislating on electoral law and it is surprising that a mistake should be made in an area that should be relatively well trodden in drafting terms.