This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Marriage Act 1949'.







 
 
 
 
 
 
General Register Office 
Rm 109, Smedley Hydro 
Trafalgar Road 
Birkdale, Southport 
PR8 4ST 
 
Mr S.Elibank 
Tel: 
 0151 471 4242 
Email:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx; 
Email:   xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx 
 
Web: www.ips.gov.uk 
Ref: FOICR 16950/10 
Date: 20 December 2010 
 
 
Dear Mr Elibank, 
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST 
 
Thank you for your email of 25 November in which you have refined your earlier 
requests relating to the notifications of Secretaries of Synagogues to the Registrar 
General. Your request has been handled as a request for information under the 
Freedom of Information Act 2000.  
 
Your initial request had asked for the notifications certifying all such Secretaries. 
Your first refined request then requested those certified  under sections 67(b), (c) and 
(d) of the Marriage Act. We were unable to comply with those requests on cost 
grounds. Your further refined request now requests that: 
 
Please narrow my request to refer only to those notifications received under 
section 67 ( c) of the Act, and those authorized by the Secretary of the Liberal 
Jewish Synagogue (as in, I am now only interested in those notifications 
pertaining to Liberal synagogues).  
 
Whilst we are able to oblige in this instance, and whilst I hope that this response 
answers your queries, please be aware that if you were to submit further refined 
requests of your original (ie of all Secretary notifications), breaking them down into 
smaller sub-requests, we might, depending on the circumstances of the case, decline 
to answer if the aggregated cost of complying exceeds £600, as permitted by the 
Fees Regulations.  
 
In terms of your present request, we do not hold any notifications received under 
section 67( c ) of the Marriage Act. Those notifications pertaining to the Liberal 
synagogues have been received under section 67(d) of the Marriage Act. These are 
attached in annexes to this letter. We have redacted personal information that 
identifies an individual under section 40(2) and (3) of the Freedom of Information Act 
2000.  
 
General Register Office: part of the Identity and Passport Service. 
For further help with certificates and ordering contact 
xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx or visit www.direct.gov.uk/gro 



If you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent internal 
review of our handling of your request by submitting a complaint within two months to 
the address below, quoting reference FOICR 16768/10. 
 
Information Access Team 
Home Office  
Ground Floor, Seacole Building 
2 Marsham Street 
London SW1P 4DF 
Email : xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx  
 
As part of any internal review the Department’s handling of your information request 
will be reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you with this response. 
Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you would have a right of 
complain to the Information Commissioner as established by section 50 of the 
Freedom of Information Act.  
 
  
 
 
Selwyn Hughes 
GRO Communications 
 
 
 
General Register Office: part of the Identity and Passport Service. 
For further help with certificates and ordering contact 
xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx or visit www.direct.gov.uk/gro