Colleagues will be interested to hear that the House of Commons Regulatory Reform Committee has concluded "That the order-making power under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 should not be used in respect of the proposals contained in the proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Registration of Births and Deaths) (England and Wales) Order 2004, which was laid before the House on 22nd July, in the last Session of Parliament." This is a major setback for the proposed reform programme. The reasons for rejection are not yet clear; the full report of the Committee is expected to be published within 8 working days. Jonathan Pepler County Archivist and Data Protection Officer Tel 01244 603391 Email: [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** Note : This E-Mail is sent in confidence for the addressee only. Unauthorised recipients must preserve this confidentiality and should please advise the sender immediately by telephone and then delete the message without copying or storing it or disclosing its contents to any other person. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Cheshire County Council to any third party. Copyright in this e mail and attachments created by us unless stated to the contrary belongs to Cheshire County Council. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this e mail is hereby excluded. Should you communicate with anyone at Cheshire County Council by e-mail, you consent to us monitoring and reading any such correspondence. Printing this email? Please think environmentally and only print when essential! **********************************************************************