Kirsty
From the publication scheme of the General Register Office for
Scotland:
> Statutory Registers
> The Registrar General makes indexes to these records available for
> searching and provides extract copies of them under Section 38 of
> the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act
> 1965. These records are therefore exempt from freedom of
> information requests under section 25(2)(b)(i) of the Freedom of
> Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
The records include registers of births, marriages and deaths.
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/freedom-of-information.html
Maurice Frankel
Campaign for Freedom of Information
On 9 Jan 2006, at 15:30, Kirsty Gray wrote:
> 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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