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 / to the renewal of a license for the Redworth Hotel to be approved as a venue for Civil Marriages 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 Redworth Hotel 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 Redworth Hotel as an approved premise for civil marriage and civil partnerships be granted for three years from 2025 or a further three years from 2025 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 continue to be:

The Great Hall – 150 Maximum Capacity

Kelvington Suite – 100 Maximum Capacity

Prince Bishop Suite – 280 Maximum Capacity

The Minstrels Gallery – 20 Maximum Capacity

The Restaurant – 100 Maximum Capacity

The 1744 Room – 80 Maximum Capacity

Cocktail Bar – 50 Maximum Capacity

The Summerhouse (outside structure) - 6 Maximum Capacity