Birth and marriage registrations

Open up the registry offices to register births and perform marriage ceremonies. At neither events is the need to have more than the couple present, other countries have not seized these services and I fail to understand why Scotland has. Life must go on and it cannot be that people who had babies at the time of lockdown or who were set to get married cannot do that.

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Public life must continue and it cannot be feasible to have registrations on hold. The backlog will be virtually impossible to deal with, considering that birth registrations could surely be submitted online and marriages can take place with only the couple being present.

by Iccb90 on May 05, 2020 at 09:24PM

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  • Posted by JWatsDoune May 05, 2020 at 21:29

    Registering of births could be done online. Marriages can wait; it’s hardly essential during a pandemic

  • Posted by DrB88 May 05, 2020 at 21:43

    Birth registrations could easily be done online or by one person implementing social distancing. Weddings with strict limits on guests (maybe waive the need for witnesses temporarily, meaning registrar plus the couple) with social distancing would return some normality and prevent further backlog.

  • Posted by venusandmars May 06, 2020 at 04:23

    Permitting legal marriage with the minimum number (the couple plus 2 witnesses) should be possible while adhering to strict social distancing rules.

    These ceremonies can take place anywhere, including outside in a garden or public space so risk of transmission is minimal, even if the couple, their witnesses and the celebrant are from different households.

    The registration services could do the paperwork online and there are hundreds of authorised celebrants who can hold the ceremonies in their local communities without the need for excessive travel.

    The party and celebration with family and friends can come later (much later...)

  • Posted by Rainbowbright May 06, 2020 at 08:24

    Allow very small weddings
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