More on the proposals being made concerning Civil registration and how it might affect us as family historians. Pam. > Overseas listers may not be aware that there was a consultation on the > future of the Registration Service in England & Wales. > I would urge EVERY lister to read this and down load the White Paper. > The result has now been published as a White Paper containing proposals for > changes. > These may be downoaded as a PDF file from > http://www.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm53/5355/cm5355.htm > Some may have seen news stories about the wider choice of venues for > marriage. > The crucial proposals affecting Genealogists and Family Historians are in > chapter 6 > Registers relating to persons over 100 years old to be treated as historical > records, open access by the public, probably in digitised form. So far, so > good [apart from the 1901 debacle!], > Suggestions that more information should be included on certificates has > been accepted BUT BUT BUT > Registers relating to persons under 100 years - no more certificates in the > traditional form - only perhaps short certificates with current names and > date of event - no addresses or occupations - out of respect for personal > privacy. Fulll certificates available to subjects of the certificate, or for > legal evidence only. > Precise;ly what info would remain in the public domain is set out in Annex C > on page 55. > But, little need for these, as (out of respect for privacy ?!?!?!?!?!?!**! > passport, DVLA and other government deppartment will have full access to the > electronic BMD info on the living. > Incidentally the House of Commons threw out an ID card Bill tonight - but > this sounds like Big Brother by the Back Door, especially as schools are now > having to send to central govt. details on every pupil. > > Comments can be sent to your MP if you live un the UK, or to Ruth Kelly, > Minister for the Office of National Statistics if you live abroad. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 22/01/2002

> > Registers relating to persons under 100 years - no more certificates in > > the traditional form - only perhaps short certificates with current > > names and date of event - no addresses or occupations - out of respect > > for personal privacy. Oh, dear. I think we'd better get writing to our MP's. Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Cotton" <pcotton@netcentral.co.uk> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 12:07 AM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] Fw: [CDBOOKS] IMPORTANT - NEW UK REGISTRATION PROPOSALS > More on the proposals being made concerning Civil registration and how it > might affect us as family historians. > Pam. > > > > Overseas listers may not be aware that there was a consultation on the > > future of the Registration Service in England & Wales. > > I would urge EVERY lister to read this and down load the White Paper. > > The result has now been published as a White Paper containing proposals > for > > changes. > > These may be downoaded as a PDF file from > > http://www.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm53/5355/cm5355.htm > > Some may have seen news stories about the wider choice of venues for > > marriage. > > The crucial proposals affecting Genealogists and Family Historians are in > > chapter 6 > > Registers relating to persons over 100 years old to be treated as > historical > > records, open access by the public, probably in digitised form. So far, so > > good [apart from the 1901 debacle!], > > Suggestions that more information should be included on certificates has > > been accepted BUT BUT BUT > > Registers relating to persons under 100 years - no more certificates in > the > > traditional form - only perhaps short certificates with current names and > > date of event - no addresses or occupations - out of respect for personal > > privacy. Fulll certificates available to subjects of the certificate, or > for > > legal evidence only. > > Precise;ly what info would remain in the public domain is set out in Annex > C > > on page 55. > > But, little need for these, as (out of respect for privacy ?!?!?!?!?!?!**! > > passport, DVLA and other government deppartment will have full access to > the > > electronic BMD info on the living. > > Incidentally the House of Commons threw out an ID card Bill tonight - but > > this sounds like Big Brother by the Back Door, especially as schools are > now > > having to send to central govt. details on every pupil. > > > > Comments can be sent to your MP if you live un the UK, or to Ruth Kelly, > > Minister for the Office of National Statistics if you live abroad. > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 22/01/2002 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please type SURNAMES in UPPER CASE for ease of reading. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 23/01/2002