Decision details
**Weddings and Civil Partnerships
Decision Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Reason
for Decision
The
decision has been taken to enable weddings to continue to take place in line
with social distancing guidelines
Alternative
Options considered and rejected
Alternative
options include the suspension of all weddings however this would not be in
line with current government guidelines. Continuation of weddings without
restriction of attendance is not in accordance with social distancing rules
would be very difficult to manage and would likely result in increased transfer
of the virus.
Decision:
Officer
Delegated Decision
Date: 20 March
2020
|
Decision: Restrictions at weddings and civil
partnerships to begin from 25 March in a common approach with BCP. Attendance
at to be restricted to the couple getting married/entering partnership, 2
witnesses and 2 registrars/officials, totaling 6. The delegation for this decision is
detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution |
Key Decision: Yes |
Reason(s) for Decisions: The decision has
been taken to enable weddings to continue to take place in line with social
distancing guidelines |
Decision Maker (Name
and Title): Karyn Punchard,
Corporate Director for Place Services and Senior Leadership Team |
Alternative options considered
and rejected:
Alternative
options include the suspension of all weddings however this would not be in
line with current government guidelines. Continuation of weddings without
restriction of attendance is notin accordance with
social distancing rules would be very difficult to manage and would likely
result in increased transfer of the virus. |
Any conflict of interest declared by any
member consulted: None |
Any dispensation granted in respect of any
declared conflict of interest: None |
Publication date: 29/05/2020
Date of decision: 20/03/2020