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 renewal of a licence for the Blackwell Grange Hotel, Grange Road,  Darlington 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 Blackwell Grange Hotel as an approved venue(s); the designated rooms and maximum capacity for each room for civil marriage and civil partnerships.

RESOLVED – That the licence for the Blackwell Grange Hotel as an approved premise for civil marriage and civil partnerships be granted for three years from 22 November 2025 to 22 November 2028 and that the places designated where civil marriage and civil partnerships can take place and the maximum capacity in those designated areas be: