Dorset County Council (DCC) is consulting on proposals to make changes to the Dorset County Council Registration Service (Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships). The reason for these proposed changes is because of budget pressures and the need for DCC to save £47million by 2017/2018
The proposed changes are;-
To reduce the number of locations where which births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships can be registered.
Reduce in the number of Dorset County Council managed marriage and civil partnership ceremony venues.
To introduce a two stage marriage preparation process
To charge marriage fees based on full cost recovery
To withdraw the ‘Tell Us Once’ Service for Births
To introduce a new income earning service ‘Nationality Checking Service’
The consultation is open from 16 June to 11 August 2016 and consultation documentation is available online at www.dorsetforyou.com. – Registration Consultation Survey or by collecting a survey form from any Dorset County Council Registration Office or Library.