Superintendent Registrar: Reappointment of Delegates

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A decision made on 10 July 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2015-0052
Decision Summary Title :	Re-appointment of Delegates of the Superintendent Registrar		Date of Decision Summary:	9 July 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Superintendent Registrar		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Re-appointment of Delegates of the Superintendent Registrar		Date of Written Report:	9 July 2015
Written Report Author:	Superintendent Registrar		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Re-appointment of Delegates of the Superintendent Registrar.
Decision(s): To re-appoint Brenda Cochrane, Claire Follain-Metcalfe, Hilary Gleave and Anne Sugden as Delegates of the Superintendent Registrar for the celebration of civil partnerships and marriages in Approved Premises for a further three years.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 16 (1) of the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012 and Article 19 (1) enables the Assistant Minister (under delegation from the Minister), upon the recommendation of the Superintendent Registrar to appoint one or more persons to act as Delegates of the Superintendent Registrar for the purpose of enabling civil partnerships and marriages to be solemnised on approved premises by persons other than the Superintendent Registrar. All of the above-named delegates have served in this capacity for three years and wish to continue in post. They have all provided an excellent service to the department.
Resource Implications: Nil
Action required: The Superintendent Registrar to arrange for Mrs Cochrane, Ms Follain-Metcalfe, Mrs Gleave and Mrs Sugden to take the required oath in the Royal Court.
Signature:		Position: Assistant Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Superintendent Registrar: Reappointment of Delegates

Home Affairs Department
Subject:	The re-appointment of Brenda Cochrane, Claire Follain-Metcalfe, Hilary Gleave and Anne Sugden as delegates of the Superintendent Registrar to celebrate civil partnerships in Approved Premises under Article 16 (1) of the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012 and to celebrate weddings under Article 19 (1) under Article 19 of the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001.
Exempt Clause:		Date:	July 2015

Author:	Sue Groves, Superintendent Registrar, Home Affairs

Report for Assistant Minister

Article 16 (1) of the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012 and Article 19 (1) of the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001 enables the Minister, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent Registrar, to appoint one or more persons to act as Delegates of the Superintendent Registrar for the purpose of enabling civil partnerships and marriages to be solemnised on approved premises by persons other than the Superintendent Registrar. The Minister has delegated all her powers to the Assistant Minister in respect of any matters relating to the Office of the Superintendent Registrar (MD-HA-2015-0019).

This application is for the renewal of the appointment of the four delegates above who have already served as delegate for three years, and provided an excellent service to the department.