Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Director, Law and Governance and Proper Officer for Darlington Registration District

The Assistant Director, Law and Governance and Proper Officer for Darlington Registration District, submitted a report (previously circulated) to give consideration an application for the grant of a licence to be an approved venue for civil marriage and civil partnerships in accordance with the provisions of The Marriage Act 1949 (as amended by the Marriage Act 1994); the Civil Partnership Act (2004); the Marriage and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005 and 2021; and the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act (2013).

The submitted report gave a summary of the Dolphin Centre, Horsemarket, Darlington, as an approved venue; the designated rooms and maximum capacity for each room for civil marriage and civil partnerships.

RESOLVED – That the licence for the Dolphin Centre as an approved premise for civil marriage and civil partnerships be granted for three years from 28^th November 2023, and that the places designated where civil marriage and civil partnerships can take place indoors at the premises and the maximum of numbers of persons who can attend those marriage and civil partnerships be:

REASON - To facilitate civil marriages and civil partnerships at the Dolphin Centre.