Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies given go-ahead
Published on Tuesday, 22nd June 2021Civil wedding and partnership ceremonies will be allowed to take place outdoors for the first time in Worcestershire from 1 July. Currently, ceremonies at approved premises such as hotels need to be in a room or other permanent structure.
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This week is Refugee Week 2021.
Published on Wednesday, 16th June 2021Worcestershire County Council is doing all it can to help ensure those who resettle do not walk alone when they arrive in the county.
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The way marriages are registered is about to change
Published on Tuesday, 27th April 2021A new system of marriage registration will be introduced in England and Wales on 4 May 2021 when The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Act comes into force.
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Weddings and civil partnerships back on track in Worcestershire
Published on Tuesday, 20th April 2021Worcestershire Registration Services is pulling out all the stops to make sure couples in the county can get married after many had to reschedule due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Registration Services open by appointment only
Published on Wednesday, 6th January 2021Registration Services in Worcestershire will continue to be open but by appointment only, with limitations to available services during the national lockdown.
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Full range of registration services open again in Worcestershire
Published on Thursday, 3rd December 2020Worcestershire’s Registration Services is now fully open to the public following the end of national lockdown.
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Limitations to Registration Services in Worcestershire
Published on Thursday, 5th November 2020From today Registration Services in Worcestershire are limited due to the start of a four-week Lockdown in England.
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Change in regulations surrounding marriage and civil partnership ceremonies
Published on Monday, 28th September 2020The number of guests permitted to attend a marriage/civil partnership ceremony has been reduced from 30 to 15.
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Over 1,600 births registered since lockdown lifted
Published on Thursday, 13th August 2020More than 1,640 births have been registered across Worcestershire since the national lockdown restrictions eased – meaning 95% of the backlog has now been dealt with.
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Weddings and civil partnerships taking place again from Worcestershire
Published on Wednesday, 8th July 2020Worcestershire Registration Services is working hard to ensure couples can have their ceremony after the Government announced marriages and civil partnerships can take place again.
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Staff working hard to clear birth registration backlog
Published on Monday, 22nd June 2020Over 600 birth registrations have taken place in Worcestershire in the last ten days as lockdown restrictions have eased.
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Birth registrations to resume by appointment only
Published on Tuesday, 9th June 2020The registration of births are resuming tomorrow (10th June), at four sites across Worcestershire.
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First opposite sex civil partnership in Worcestershire takes place
Published on Tuesday, 31st December 2019The first opposite sex civil partnership in Worcestershire took place this morning (Tuesday 31 December, 2019) at the Register Office at County Hall.
