United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 47464
Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Coronavirus
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14 May 2020
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20 May 2020 · Answer
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20 May 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing new births to be registered over the phone where birth registry offices are closed as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
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14 May 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing new births to be registered over the phone where birth registry offices are closed as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
Source: Commons
20 May 2020
Answer
In England and Wales, the relevant legislation does not allow for birth registrations to be completed by telephone.The Government is considering options for how births can be registered during the situation, whilst respecting prevailing public health guid...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-14/47464
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1196259
- uk · wq-1196259 · source updated 20 May 2020