Happy New Year to you too, Dor!
As I recall from local authority days - there are (certainly in England)
specific regulations about what information the local registrar must record
about births, deaths & marriages on behalf of the Registrar General.
Registrars are employed & provided with office accomodation by the council
but not actually a council function, hence they have to notify separately
using the extremely limited DPA notification template! Plus, I don't think
registrars are included in the
What they can subsequently disclose to the public at large & when also
prescribed by regualtion - including entitlement to a certified copy of an
entry in the register on payment of the statutory fee.
So would have thought [in England & Wales] most of requested info not held
by council - even if held by registrar, remainder exempt from disclosure.
Either because regiatrars not subject to the Act or, failing that, under
section 21 of FOIA, information accessible to the applicant by other means.
Presume there's similar exemption under FOISA?
Regards, Kirsty.
Kirsty E Gray
Access to Information Advisor
Commission for Social Care Inspection
Note: comments for discussion and debate only and do not necessarily
reflect the corporate position of CSCI nor constitute legal advice.
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