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 to an application for a licence for Darlington Arena, Neasham Road 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 Darlington Arena as an existing experienced hospitality venue; the proposed designated rooms and maximum capacity for each room for civil marriage and civil partnerships and a plan of the venue including the proposed locations.

RESOLVED – That the licence for the Darlington Arena, Neasham Road as an approved premise for civil marriage and civil partnerships be granted for three years from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026 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:

Notes:

1.       Maximum capacities do not include the couple being married, registrars, photographers/videographers and venue staff.

2.       Outdoor marriages/civil partnerships can take place at any location within the boundary of the venue.

3.       Where an outdoor structure has been approved for marriages/civil partnerships the maximum number of persons within the approved structure is the couple being married and their witnesses and excludes registrars, photographers/videographers and venue staff. The number of guests located outside of the structure is unlimited and does not form part of the maximum capacity of the structure.