On 4^th May, the long-trailed changes to the way Marriages are registered come into force.  A copy of the 10^th Edition of the Clergy Newsletter which outlines these changes is available here:

HM Passport Office Clergy newsletter Issue 10, Feb 2021

The Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury has provided some advice on marriages following the Government’s Guidelines on Marriage during Lockdown II.

Marriage Registration changes and new Church Representation Rules

The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 came into force earlier this year.  It has three main provisions: first, the extension of civil partnerships to couples not of the same sex; second, to allow for the mother’s name to be entered on marriage certificates and registers; and third, to provide for electronic registration of all marriages in England and Wales.

Information is available here: Marriage Registration changes and new Church Representation Rules