2018 No. 709
The Civil Registration Fees (Data-Sharing) Regulations 2018
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19B(1A), (2), (3) and (5)(a) of the Registration Service Act 19531.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Registration Fees (Data-Sharing) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 6th July 2018.
Fees2
1
A fee is payable for the work of civil registration officials in making a disclosure of information under section 19AA2 of the 1953 Act.
2
The fee is payable to the civil registration official making the disclosure.
3
The fee is payable by the—
a
specified public authority3, or
b
civil registration official,
to whom the disclosure of information is made.
4
Where the disclosure is made by—
a
the Registrar General, a fee of £52 per hour of work by a civil registration official applies;
b
a civil registration official other than the Registrar General, a fee of £57 per hour of work by a civil registration official applies.
5
A civil registration official may reduce, waive or refund part or all of any fee payable under this regulation to them on the grounds—
a
of public interest, or
b
that, in the opinion of the civil registration official, it is just and equitable to do so.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)