Office of the Superintendent Registrar: Annual Statement 2022

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A decision made 8 February 2023:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2023-57		Public
Subject: Annual Statement of the Office of the Superintendent Registrar for the year 2022
Report Title: Registration of births, deaths, stillbirths, marriage and civil partnerships: Annual Statement for 2022		Public
Decision(s): The Minister approved the Annual Statement of the Office of the Superintendent Registrar for the year 2022 and requested officers to liaise with the States Greffe to arrange for it to be presented as a Report to the States Assembly.
Reason for Decision(s): The Minister is required under 75(1) of the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001 to "each year, report to the States the number of births, stillbirths, marriages, including marriages by conversion and deaths registered in the preceding year, pursuant to this Law” and, under Article 26(1) of the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012 to "each year, report to the States the number of births, stillbirths, marriages, including marriages by conversion and deaths registered in the preceding year, pursuant to this Law.”
Resource Implications: None as a consequence of this decision.
Action Required: Officers to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the 2022 Statement to be presented to the States as a Report.
Signature:	Signed By: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:	Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):