REF: FOI 20670

Good afternoon,

We acknowledge with thanks your application for information, which has been considered as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As such, this may take up to 20 working days to be processed and has been passed on to an appropriate officer.

Also please be aware that in certain circumstances an exemption may apply to the information that you have requested. This also includes the possible requirement of the statutory period to supply a response, being extended in accordance with the Act.

Should you have any queries, please contact:  [email address]

Kind regards

Information Management Team
Oldham Council
Spindles Shopping Centre,
West Street, Oldham, OL1 1LF

[email address]

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Good afternoon,

The registration service is not subject to the provisions in the Freedom
of Information Act, as this act refers to “public authorities” and
registration officers are Statutory Officers, therefore not covered by
this act.

It is also not possible to decipher marriage data by relationships or
ethnicity. The Marriage Acts require parties to a marriage to attend
before a registration officer and attest that they are free to marry. They
are signing a declaration to the effect that the information they are
provided is accurate and are advised that if a false statement is given
they are liable to prosecution which would also be the case if they were
not able to enter in to the marriage. Currently the law allows for a
marriage were the parties are cousins and as such there is no requirement
to provide evidence of this fact. If a couple state that they are not
related then there would be no evidence to this effect.

For information relating to legal requirements of marriage law you may
wish to enquire with the General Register Office for England and Wales.

Marina Brown

Registration Services Manager

Chadderton Town Hall

Middleton Road

Chadderton

Oldham

OL9 6PP

Tel 0161 770 8963

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