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SI 2008/570. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Treasury. Coming into force 25 March 2008. Revokes SI 2007/3460.
SI 2008/570. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Treasury. Coming into force 25 March 2008. Revokes SI 2007/3460.
Department
General Register Office
Type
Statutory instruments
Procedure
Negative
Laid on
4 March 2008
Made on
3 March 2008
Coming into force
25 March 2008
Legislation
Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) (England and Wales) Order 2008
Subjects
Disclosure of information; Crime; Death; Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships; General Register Office
Commons Library location
UP 471 2007-08
Date
4 March 2008
Reference
SI 2008/570
House
House of Commons; House of Lords
SI 2007/3460. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Treasury. Coming into force. (Vote).
SI 2007/3460. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Treasury. Coming into force. (Vote).
Department
General Register Office
Type
Statutory instruments
Procedure
Negative
Laid on
10 December 2007
Made on
6 December 2007
Coming into force
1 January 2008
Legislation
Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) Regulations 2007
Subjects
Death; Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Commons Library location
UP 155 2007-08
Date
10 December 2007
Reference
SI 2007/3460
House
House of Commons; House of Lords
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether a public search room in Central London will be provided should the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 go ahead; and whether a change in the law is required before this facility may be withdrawn;
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether a public search room in Central London will be provided should the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 go ahead; and whether a change in the law is required before this facility may be withdrawn;
Asked by
Jeremy Corbyn
(Labour)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 July 2007
For answer on
26 July 2007
Answered on
10 September 2007
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 5 September 2007:"As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions asking (i) whether a public search room in Central London will be provided should the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 go ahead; and whether a change in the law is required before this facility may be withdrawn; (ii) what measures will be implemented following the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 to meet the needs of customers with learning disabilities and people who do not have English as their first language and (iii) whether the Registrar General complied with her legal duty to consult in connection with the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 (a) staff and (b) their representatives. (153732, 153733, 153734)""The General Register Office will not provide a public search room in Central London following the closure of the Family Records Centre. The Births & Deaths Registration Act 1953 requires the Registrar General to make available a public index for birth, marriage, death and civil partnership but does not state a geographical location. There is therefore no requirement to change legislation.""The National Archives at Kew have copies of the GRO indexes on microfiche and between April 2008 and March 2009 will be provided with copies of the Adoptions and Civil Partnership indexes and the most recent birth, deaths and marriage indexes.""GRO provides assistance through its call centre staff in Southport for people with learning disabilities to provide advice and guidance in obtaining the required certificate. The call centre uses Language line where necessary for customers who do not have English as their first language. The provision of these facilities is not changing.""I can confirm that I have met my obligations in relation to consultation with staff and their representatives on the closure decision."
Subjects
Family Records Centre
Date
10 September 2007
Reference
463 c1977-8W; 153732
House
House of Commons
(2) what measures will be implemented following the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 to meet the needs of customers with learning disabilities and people who do not have English as their first language;
(2) what measures will be implemented following the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 to meet the needs of customers with learning disabilities and people who do not have English as their first language;
Asked by
Jeremy Corbyn
(Labour)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 July 2007
For answer on
26 July 2007
Answered on
10 September 2007
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 5 September 2007:"As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions asking (i) whether a public search room in Central London will be provided should the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 go ahead; and whether a change in the law is required before this facility may be withdrawn; (ii) what measures will be implemented following the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 to meet the needs of customers with learning disabilities and people who do not have English as their first language and (iii) whether the Registrar General complied with her legal duty to consult in connection with the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 (a) staff and (b) their representatives. (153732, 153733, 153734)""The General Register Office will not provide a public search room in Central London following the closure of the Family Records Centre. The Births & Deaths Registration Act 1953 requires the Registrar General to make available a public index for birth, marriage, death and civil partnership but does not state a geographical location. There is therefore no requirement to change legislation.""The National Archives at Kew have copies of the GRO indexes on microfiche and between April 2008 and March 2009 will be provided with copies of the Adoptions and Civil Partnership indexes and the most recent birth, deaths and marriage indexes.""GRO provides assistance through its call centre staff in Southport for people with learning disabilities to provide advice and guidance in obtaining the required certificate. The call centre uses Language line where necessary for customers who do not have English as their first language. The provision of these facilities is not changing.""I can confirm that I have met my obligations in relation to consultation with staff and their representatives on the closure decision."
Subjects
Family Records Centre
Date
10 September 2007
Reference
153733; 463 c1977-8W
House
House of Commons
(3) whether the Registrar General complied with her duty to consult (a) staff and (b) their representatives in connection with the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008.
(3) whether the Registrar General complied with her duty to consult (a) staff and (b) their representatives in connection with the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008.
Asked by
Jeremy Corbyn
(Labour)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 July 2007
For answer on
26 July 2007
Answered on
10 September 2007
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 5 September 2007:"As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions asking (i) whether a public search room in Central London will be provided should the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 go ahead; and whether a change in the law is required before this facility may be withdrawn; (ii) what measures will be implemented following the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 to meet the needs of customers with learning disabilities and people who do not have English as their first language and (iii) whether the Registrar General complied with her legal duty to consult in connection with the proposed closure of the Family Records Centre in Islington in April 2008 (a) staff and (b) their representatives. (153732, 153733, 153734)""The General Register Office will not provide a public search room in Central London following the closure of the Family Records Centre. The Births & Deaths Registration Act 1953 requires the Registrar General to make available a public index for birth, marriage, death and civil partnership but does not state a geographical location. There is therefore no requirement to change legislation.""The National Archives at Kew have copies of the GRO indexes on microfiche and between April 2008 and March 2009 will be provided with copies of the Adoptions and Civil Partnership indexes and the most recent birth, deaths and marriage indexes.""GRO provides assistance through its call centre staff in Southport for people with learning disabilities to provide advice and guidance in obtaining the required certificate. The call centre uses Language line where necessary for customers who do not have English as their first language. The provision of these facilities is not changing.""I can confirm that I have met my obligations in relation to consultation with staff and their representatives on the closure decision."
Subjects
Family Records Centre
Date
10 September 2007
Reference
463 c1977-8W; 153734
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of fraudulent applications for birth certificates in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of fraudulent applications for birth certificates in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Grant Shapps
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 April 2007
For answer on
17 April 2007
Answered on
23 April 2007
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 23 April 2007:"As Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question requesting an estimate of the number of fraudulent applications for birth certificates in each of the last four years. (132086)""Current legislation allows individuals, if they are able to provide sufficient information of a particular birth, to obtain a certified copy of that event from either the General Register Office (GRO) or from the local register office. There is therefore no need for an individual to act fraudulently to obtain a birth certificate. However a birth record is not evidence of identity and certificates printed since 1993 contain a warning to that effect.""Very small numbers of births are found to be improperly registered either because no birth event has taken place or the person registering the birth is falsely claiming to be a parent. We are aware of no more than 50 instances of one kind or the other in the past 4 years."
Subjects
Fraud; Childbirth; Registration; Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
23 April 2007
Reference
459 c982W; 132086
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to date has been of the purchase and installation of the Registration on-line computer system at registry offices.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to date has been of the purchase and installation of the Registration on-line computer system at registry offices.
Asked by
Jonathan Djanogly
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 July 2006
For answer on
18 July 2006
Answered on
18 July 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 18 July 2006:"As Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning the cost to date of the purchase and installation of the Registration ON-line computer system at registration offices. (86034)""Central government expenditure on the purchase and installation of the Registration ON-line computer system for the period to the end of June 2006 is £5,108,000."
Subjects
ICT; Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
18 July 2006
Reference
86034; 449 c358-9W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer under what circumstances a registrar can register the death of an individual whose death is still subject to (a) an inquest by a coroner and (b) an inquiry that has led to the adjournment of a coroner’s inquest under section 17A of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer under what circumstances a registrar can register the death of an individual whose death is still subject to (a) an inquest by a coroner and (b) an inquiry that has led to the adjournment of a coroner’s inquest under section 17A of the...
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 July 2006
For answer on
6 July 2006
Answered on
11 July 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 11 July 2006:"The Registrar General for England and Wales has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning under what circumstances a registrar can register a death of an individual whose death is still subject to (a) an inquest by a coroner and (b) an inquiry that has led to the adjournment of a coroner’s inquest under section 17A of the Coroners Act 1988; what legislation determines these circumstances; and whether these circumstances are unchanged from July 2003. I am replying in her absence. (83734)""A death which is subject to an inquest by a coroner can only be registered once the inquest has concluded or been adjourned. In either circumstance the coroner is required to send a death certificate to the registrar. Sections 11, 16 and 17 of the Coroners Act 1988 contain the relevant provision. On receipt of the certificate the death can be registered under section 23 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. There have been no changes to the relevant legislation since 2003."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
11 July 2006
Reference
448 c1717W; 83734
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2006, Official Report, column 580W, on death certificates, under what circumstances a correction to the death register can legitimately be made (a) before a death register has been completed, (b) after a death register has been...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2006, Official Report, column 580W, on death certificates, under what circumstances a correction to the death register can legitimately be made (a) before a death register has been completed, (b) after a death register has been...
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 July 2006
For answer on
6 July 2006
Answered on
11 July 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 11 July 2006:"The Registrar General for England and Wales has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question pursuant to the Answer of 29th June 2006, Official Report, column 580W, on death certificates, under what circumstances a correction to the death register can legitimately be made (a) before a death register has been completed, (b) after a death register has been deposited with the Superintendent Registrar for a district and (c) at any other point; and who is entitled to authorise such a correction. I am replying in her absence. (83675)""The only circumstances in which a correction to the death register can legitimately be made is if it can be shown that it contains incorrect information. This is applicable regardless of whether the registrar of births and deaths or the Superintendent Registrar has custody of the register.""Local registration officers have some powers of correction depending on the nature of the error, e.g. they can correct a simple copying mistake. More serious errors, e.g. a major change that might affect the identity or status of a person or event requires the authority of the Registrar General.""Where an error is found in a death entry compiled from information supplied by a Coroner following an inquest, the registrar or Superintendent Registrar may not correct anything, other than a copying error in the register, without receiving either an amended or fresh certificate from the Coroner. However, where the error relates to the cause of death this can only be corrected if the Coroner's inquest is quashed and a new inquest is held. Only if the death was originally registered on the basis of a coroner's certificate after inquest adjourned, and the Coroner then resumes the inquest, may he or she certify to the registrar or Superintendent Registrar an amendment to the cause of death."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
11 July 2006
Reference
448 c1716-7W; 83675
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 May 2006, Official Report, column 1387W, on death certificates, who possesses the authority to alter a certified copy of a registration of death.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 May 2006, Official Report, column 1387W, on death certificates, who possesses the authority to alter a certified copy of a registration of death.
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 June 2006
For answer on
29 June 2006
Answered on
29 June 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 29 June 2006:"As Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent question, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd May 2006, Official Report, column 1387W, on death certificates, who possesses the authority legitimately to alter a certified copy of a registration of death. (81213)""The law provides for the registration officer who has custody of the death register containing the relevant record to make a correction. The register is kept by the registrar of births and deaths until all the entries in the register have been completed (there are usually 300 entries in a register). Once the register is filled it is deposited with the Superintendent Registrar for the district, who then assumes responsibility for correcting any of the records it contains. A certified copy (or certificate) is a copy of the entry in the register and must be a true copy of that entry. If an entry in a death register is corrected a certified copy of the corrected entry may be issued by the person with custody of the register."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
448 c580W; 81213
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he plans to take to ensure that the data on deaths that would be released under clause 11 of the Police and Justice Bill cannot directly or indirectly be misused by commercial organisations; how the activities of commercial organisations will be...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he plans to take to ensure that the data on deaths that would be released under clause 11 of the Police and Justice Bill cannot directly or indirectly be misused by commercial organisations; how the activities of commercial organisations will be...
Asked by
Lord Bellingham
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 June 2006
For answer on
26 June 2006
Answered on
28 June 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, 28 June 2006:"As Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what steps are to be taken to ensure that data on deaths that would be released under clause 11 of the Police and Justice Bill ""cannot directly or indirectly be misused by commercial organisations; how the activities of commercial organisations will be monitored in relation to the use of such data; and what penalties would be available if the data were misused. (80536)""It is the case now that death registration data is in the public domain as soon as any death is registered. The data is, however, difficult to access in bulk in England and Wales and is not accessible using modern technology. The intention of the provision is to reduce the scope for criminal activity arising from the fraudulent use of a dead person’s identity, and to do so by making data available more quickly and in a more accessible format than is permitted at present.""It is recognised that provision of the data quickly and in bulk does create a need for additional controls. Any commercial organisation seeking to utilise data on deaths would need to demonstrate clearly that it would be used in such a way as to fulfil the intent of the clause by enabling the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences, and no data will be released unless that is the case. A regime is being designed, based on those criteria, to enable rigorous assessment of applications for receipt of the data.""The data will be released subject to strict conditions, and subsequent misuse of it will, lead as a minimum to withdrawal of the supply of data to the organisation concerned; further penalties would depend on the nature of the improper use."
Subjects
Data protection; Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
28 June 2006
Reference
448 c410-1W; 80536
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs in what circumstances a death certificate can be altered after it has been issued.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs in what circumstances a death certificate can be altered after it has been issued.
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 April 2006
For answer on
24 April 2006
Answered on
2 May 2006
I have been asked to reply.The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 2 May 2006:"As Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking in what circumstances a death certificate can be altered after it has been issued. (65539)""The term death certificate is widely used to mean either the medical certificate of cause of death issued by a doctor who certified the death or the certified! copy of the registration of the death. In either case the only circumstances in which a death certificate can be altered is if it can be shown that it contains incorrect information."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
2 May 2006
Reference
65539; 445 c1387W;445 c1387W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will make a statement on the operation of section 5 of the Non-Parochial Registers Act 1840;
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will make a statement on the operation of section 5 of the Non-Parochial Registers Act 1840;
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 April 2006
For answer on
20 April 2006
Answered on
25 April 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 25 April 2006:"The Registrar General has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions concerning the Registration Service. I am replying in her absence. (65041, 64885, 65042, 64882, 64883 & 65043)""The Registration Service Act 1953 (65041) sets out the responsibility for the provision and administration of the registration service in England and Wales. This includes the provision by local authorities of a local registration service for births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages which is overseen by the General Register Office on behalf of the Registrar General.""The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (64885) sets out requirements for the registration of births, still-births and deaths in England and Wales. The registration service is successfully delivered, resulting in creation of the appropriate registration records and issue of certificates within the timescales that are required.""Section 5 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (65042) allows the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make an Order varying fees for marriage services and certificates of births, deaths and marriages. The power to charge fees for these services is prescribed in the Marriage Act 1949 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. The fees collected contribute to meeting the costs to local authorities of the provision of the local registration service and those of the Registrar General in providing the central certificate application service.""Registers deposited under the Non-Parochial Registers Act 1840 (64882) are held at the National Archive who provide access to those records and list them in their catalogue. If a certificate under the seal of the General Register is required for evidential purposes arrangements are in place for this service to be provided by the Registrar General.""The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (64883) provides for places of religious worship, except those of the Established Church, to be certified to the Registrar General on payment of a fee, currently £28, to the superintendent registrar of the district.""A building has to be certified as a place of religious worship before it can be registered for marriages by the Registrar General under the Marriage Act 1949. The Registrar General maintains the record of these places of religious worship by adding those newly certified and cancelling those that are disused.""Section 18 of the Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970 (65043) empowers the Registrar General, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to make regulations prescribing the form of the notice of marriage and the form of the Registrar General's licence. These forms are prescribed by the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 (SI 19867 1442) as amended by the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/3177)."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
25 April 2006
Reference
445 c1048-9W;445 c1048-9W; 64882
House
House of Commons
(2) if he will make a statement on the operation of the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855;
(2) if he will make a statement on the operation of the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855;
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 April 2006
For answer on
20 April 2006
Answered on
25 April 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 25 April 2006:"The Registrar General has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions concerning the Registration Service. I am replying in her absence. (65041, 64885, 65042, 64882, 64883 & 65043)""The Registration Service Act 1953 (65041) sets out the responsibility for the provision and administration of the registration service in England and Wales. This includes the provision by local authorities of a local registration service for births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages which is overseen by the General Register Office on behalf of the Registrar General.""The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (64885) sets out requirements for the registration of births, still-births and deaths in England and Wales. The registration service is successfully delivered, resulting in creation of the appropriate registration records and issue of certificates within the timescales that are required.""Section 5 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (65042) allows the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make an Order varying fees for marriage services and certificates of births, deaths and marriages. The power to charge fees for these services is prescribed in the Marriage Act 1949 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. The fees collected contribute to meeting the costs to local authorities of the provision of the local registration service and those of the Registrar General in providing the central certificate application service.""Registers deposited under the Non-Parochial Registers Act 1840 (64882) are held at the National Archive who provide access to those records and list them in their catalogue. If a certificate under the seal of the General Register is required for evidential purposes arrangements are in place for this service to be provided by the Registrar General.""The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (64883) provides for places of religious worship, except those of the Established Church, to be certified to the Registrar General on payment of a fee, currently £28, to the superintendent registrar of the district.""A building has to be certified as a place of religious worship before it can be registered for marriages by the Registrar General under the Marriage Act 1949. The Registrar General maintains the record of these places of religious worship by adding those newly certified and cancelling those that are disused.""Section 18 of the Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970 (65043) empowers the Registrar General, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to make regulations prescribing the form of the notice of marriage and the form of the Registrar General's licence. These forms are prescribed by the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 (SI 19867 1442) as amended by the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/3177)."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
25 April 2006
Reference
445 c1048-9W;445 c1048-9W; 64883
House
House of Commons
(3) if he will make a statement on the operation of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953;
(3) if he will make a statement on the operation of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953;
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 April 2006
For answer on
20 April 2006
Answered on
25 April 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 25 April 2006:"The Registrar General has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions concerning the Registration Service. I am replying in her absence. (65041, 64885, 65042, 64882, 64883 & 65043)""The Registration Service Act 1953 (65041) sets out the responsibility for the provision and administration of the registration service in England and Wales. This includes the provision by local authorities of a local registration service for births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages which is overseen by the General Register Office on behalf of the Registrar General.""The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (64885) sets out requirements for the registration of births, still-births and deaths in England and Wales. The registration service is successfully delivered, resulting in creation of the appropriate registration records and issue of certificates within the timescales that are required.""Section 5 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (65042) allows the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make an Order varying fees for marriage services and certificates of births, deaths and marriages. The power to charge fees for these services is prescribed in the Marriage Act 1949 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. The fees collected contribute to meeting the costs to local authorities of the provision of the local registration service and those of the Registrar General in providing the central certificate application service.""Registers deposited under the Non-Parochial Registers Act 1840 (64882) are held at the National Archive who provide access to those records and list them in their catalogue. If a certificate under the seal of the General Register is required for evidential purposes arrangements are in place for this service to be provided by the Registrar General.""The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (64883) provides for places of religious worship, except those of the Established Church, to be certified to the Registrar General on payment of a fee, currently £28, to the superintendent registrar of the district.""A building has to be certified as a place of religious worship before it can be registered for marriages by the Registrar General under the Marriage Act 1949. The Registrar General maintains the record of these places of religious worship by adding those newly certified and cancelling those that are disused.""Section 18 of the Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970 (65043) empowers the Registrar General, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to make regulations prescribing the form of the notice of marriage and the form of the Registrar General's licence. These forms are prescribed by the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 (SI 19867 1442) as amended by the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/3177)."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
25 April 2006
Reference
445 c1048-9W;445 c1048-9W; 64885
House
House of Commons
(5) if he will make a statement on the operation of section 5 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968;
(5) if he will make a statement on the operation of section 5 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968;
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 April 2006
For answer on
20 April 2006
Answered on
25 April 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 25 April 2006:"The Registrar General has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions concerning the Registration Service. I am replying in her absence. (65041, 64885, 65042, 64882, 64883 & 65043)""The Registration Service Act 1953 (65041) sets out the responsibility for the provision and administration of the registration service in England and Wales. This includes the provision by local authorities of a local registration service for births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages which is overseen by the General Register Office on behalf of the Registrar General.""The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (64885) sets out requirements for the registration of births, still-births and deaths in England and Wales. The registration service is successfully delivered, resulting in creation of the appropriate registration records and issue of certificates within the timescales that are required.""Section 5 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (65042) allows the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make an Order varying fees for marriage services and certificates of births, deaths and marriages. The power to charge fees for these services is prescribed in the Marriage Act 1949 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. The fees collected contribute to meeting the costs to local authorities of the provision of the local registration service and those of the Registrar General in providing the central certificate application service.""Registers deposited under the Non-Parochial Registers Act 1840 (64882) are held at the National Archive who provide access to those records and list them in their catalogue. If a certificate under the seal of the General Register is required for evidential purposes arrangements are in place for this service to be provided by the Registrar General.""The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (64883) provides for places of religious worship, except those of the Established Church, to be certified to the Registrar General on payment of a fee, currently £28, to the superintendent registrar of the district.""A building has to be certified as a place of religious worship before it can be registered for marriages by the Registrar General under the Marriage Act 1949. The Registrar General maintains the record of these places of religious worship by adding those newly certified and cancelling those that are disused.""Section 18 of the Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970 (65043) empowers the Registrar General, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to make regulations prescribing the form of the notice of marriage and the form of the Registrar General's licence. These forms are prescribed by the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 (SI 19867 1442) as amended by the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/3177)."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
25 April 2006
Reference
445 c1048-9W;445 c1048-9W; 65042
House
House of Commons
(4) if he will make a statement on the operation of the Registration Service Act 1953;
(4) if he will make a statement on the operation of the Registration Service Act 1953;
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 April 2006
For answer on
20 April 2006
Answered on
25 April 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 25 April 2006:"The Registrar General has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions concerning the Registration Service. I am replying in her absence. (65041, 64885, 65042, 64882, 64883 & 65043)""The Registration Service Act 1953 (65041) sets out the responsibility for the provision and administration of the registration service in England and Wales. This includes the provision by local authorities of a local registration service for births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages which is overseen by the General Register Office on behalf of the Registrar General.""The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (64885) sets out requirements for the registration of births, still-births and deaths in England and Wales. The registration service is successfully delivered, resulting in creation of the appropriate registration records and issue of certificates within the timescales that are required.""Section 5 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (65042) allows the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make an Order varying fees for marriage services and certificates of births, deaths and marriages. The power to charge fees for these services is prescribed in the Marriage Act 1949 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. The fees collected contribute to meeting the costs to local authorities of the provision of the local registration service and those of the Registrar General in providing the central certificate application service.""Registers deposited under the Non-Parochial Registers Act 1840 (64882) are held at the National Archive who provide access to those records and list them in their catalogue. If a certificate under the seal of the General Register is required for evidential purposes arrangements are in place for this service to be provided by the Registrar General.""The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (64883) provides for places of religious worship, except those of the Established Church, to be certified to the Registrar General on payment of a fee, currently £28, to the superintendent registrar of the district.""A building has to be certified as a place of religious worship before it can be registered for marriages by the Registrar General under the Marriage Act 1949. The Registrar General maintains the record of these places of religious worship by adding those newly certified and cancelling those that are disused.""Section 18 of the Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970 (65043) empowers the Registrar General, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to make regulations prescribing the form of the notice of marriage and the form of the Registrar General's licence. These forms are prescribed by the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 (SI 19867 1442) as amended by the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/3177)."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
25 April 2006
Reference
445 c1048-9W;445 c1048-9W; 65041
House
House of Commons
(6) if he will make a statement on the operation of section 18 of the Marriage Act 1970.
(6) if he will make a statement on the operation of section 18 of the Marriage Act 1970.
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 April 2006
For answer on
20 April 2006
Answered on
25 April 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 25 April 2006:"The Registrar General has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions concerning the Registration Service. I am replying in her absence. (65041, 64885, 65042, 64882, 64883 & 65043)""The Registration Service Act 1953 (65041) sets out the responsibility for the provision and administration of the registration service in England and Wales. This includes the provision by local authorities of a local registration service for births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages which is overseen by the General Register Office on behalf of the Registrar General.""The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (64885) sets out requirements for the registration of births, still-births and deaths in England and Wales. The registration service is successfully delivered, resulting in creation of the appropriate registration records and issue of certificates within the timescales that are required.""Section 5 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (65042) allows the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make an Order varying fees for marriage services and certificates of births, deaths and marriages. The power to charge fees for these services is prescribed in the Marriage Act 1949 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. The fees collected contribute to meeting the costs to local authorities of the provision of the local registration service and those of the Registrar General in providing the central certificate application service.""Registers deposited under the Non-Parochial Registers Act 1840 (64882) are held at the National Archive who provide access to those records and list them in their catalogue. If a certificate under the seal of the General Register is required for evidential purposes arrangements are in place for this service to be provided by the Registrar General.""The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (64883) provides for places of religious worship, except those of the Established Church, to be certified to the Registrar General on payment of a fee, currently £28, to the superintendent registrar of the district.""A building has to be certified as a place of religious worship before it can be registered for marriages by the Registrar General under the Marriage Act 1949. The Registrar General maintains the record of these places of religious worship by adding those newly certified and cancelling those that are disused.""Section 18 of the Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970 (65043) empowers the Registrar General, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to make regulations prescribing the form of the notice of marriage and the form of the Registrar General's licence. These forms are prescribed by the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 (SI 19867 1442) as amended by the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/3177)."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
25 April 2006
Reference
445 c1048-9W;445 c1048-9W; 65043
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will ensure that registrars make those registering births aware of providers of secular baby-naming ceremonies in addition to those ceremonies provided on a commercial basis by registrars themselves.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will ensure that registrars make those registering births aware of providers of secular baby-naming ceremonies in addition to those ceremonies provided on a commercial basis by registrars themselves.
Asked by
Colin Challen
(Labour)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 April 2006
For answer on
24 April 2006
Answered on
25 April 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 25 April 2006:"The Registrar General has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking that registrars make those registering births aware of providers of secular baby-naming ceremonies in addition to those provided on a commercial basis by registrars themselves. I am replying ill her absence. (65142)""Registrars are statutory office holders who are appointed by local authorities to carry out duties relating to the registration of births, still-births, deaths and marriages. Their statutory duties do not include performing-baby-naming ceremonies but registrars may be involved in delivering ceremonies as a local authority function. Any arrangements for information about independently operated baby-naming ceremonies being made available by registrars would be a matter for individual local authorities."
Subjects
Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
Date
25 April 2006
Reference
445 c1049-50W;445 c1049-50W; 65142
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the vacancy rates are in registrar offices in Greater London.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the vacancy rates are in registrar offices in Greater London.
Asked by
Andrew Pelling
(Conservative)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 January 2006
For answer on
11 January 2006
Answered on
16 January 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 16 January 2006:"As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the vacancy rates in register offices in Greater London. (41120)""As at 11/1/06 there are 18 principal statutory registration officer posts¹ vacant out of 244 posts in the 33 register offices in Greater London (7.4 per cent.). No information is available on the number of vacancies that might exist in support staff posts (including deputy registration officers, clerical officers, receptionists, security staff, ushers).""¹Principal statutory registration officers are Superintendent Registrars, Registrars of Births and Deaths and Additional Registrars for marriage."
Subjects
Staff; Greater London; Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships; Vacancies
Date
16 January 2006
Reference
41120; 441 c1173W;441 c1173-4W
House
House of Commons