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Births, deaths and marriages

York Register Office Privacy Notice Annex A2

Processing activities and sharing of registration information for registrars, superintendent registrars and registration authorities.

Civil Registration services:

Other Government Departments:

Local Authorities:

Other organisations:

To obtain a certified copy of a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership entry

Recipient:

  • Applicant for a certificate

Data to be provided:

  • Where the applicant can identify the relevant entry and pay the fee, all the information contained in a birth, death or marriage entry
  • name, surname and date of birth for a short certificate
  • full details from a civil partnership entry where the applicant can provide the address of the civil partners
  • all information excluding address of the civil partners where the applicant cannot provide it

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S31 and S33 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953
  • S64 Marriage Act Regulation 15 Civil partnership (Registration provisions) Regulations 2005

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To certify registration records (1)

Recipient:

  • Superintendent registrar

Data to be provided:

  • Quarterly returns of births (including stillbirths) and death registrations from registrars

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S26 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To certify registration records (2)

Recipient:

  • Superintendent registrar

Data to be provided:

  • Quarterly returns of marriage registrations from everyone required to register marriages

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S57 Marriage Act 1949

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To compile and maintain a central record of registration events

Recipient:

  • Registrar General

Data to be provided:

  • Certified copies of birth (including stillbirths) and death registrations from superintendent registrars

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S27 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To support UK Statistics Authority requirement to produce statistical information (1)

Recipient:

  • Registrar General

Data to be provided:

  • Birth, stillbirth and death confidential particulars to be collected by the Registrar General

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S2 Population (Statistics) Act 1938

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To support UK Statistics Authority requirement to produce statistical information (2)

Recipient:

  • Registrar General

Data to be provided:

  • Birth, stillbirth and death voluntary particulars

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • No provision (collected voluntarily)

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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To support UK Statistics Authority requirement to produce statistical information (3)

Recipient:

  • Registrar General

Data to be provided:

  • Medical Certificate of Cause of Death additional information

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Regulation 11 The Registration of Births Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To compile and maintain a central record of registration events

Recipient:

  • Registrar General

Data to be provided:

  • Certified copies of marriage registrations from superintendent registrars

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S58 Marriage Act 1949

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To report an offence or suspicion of an offence

Recipient:

  • Registrar General

Data to be provided:

  • Forged documents

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987 (births and deaths)
  • Regulation 23(1) of the Registration of Marriage Regulations 2015 (marriages)
  • Regulation 18 of the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 (civil partnerships)

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Crime fighting purposes (Civil Registration)

Recipient:

  • Registrar General

Data to be provided:

  • Suspicious applications for birth certificates, benefit fraud, fraudulent documents

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Schedule 6 Immigration Act 2014

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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To ensure birth and death records are accurate, to investigate fraud and to ensure data is held in format that can be used by public sector bodies

Recipient:

  • Registrar General

Data to be provided:

  • NHS number alongside the corresponding birth registration
  • NHS number alongside the death registration where provided by the informant

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Section 19AA (1)(b) The Registration Service Act 1953

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6(e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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In relation to its functions under the Contribution and Benefits Act and the Social Security Administration Act 1992

Recipient:

  • Department for Work and Pensions

Data to be provided:

  • Death registration extracts via Tell Us Once
  • Via BD8 form

Personal information:

  • No

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S125 Social Security Administration Act 1992
  • The Social Security (Notification of Deaths) Regulations 2012
  • Provision under review

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • Not applicable as not personal information

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To support the Tell us Once birth service

Recipient:

  • Department for Work and Pensions

Data to be provided:

  • Birth information from registrations and declarations

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S19A Registration Service Act 1953

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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To assist the delivery of those functions exercisable by the organisation in relation to the health service

Recipient:

  • Department of Health and Social Care

Data to be provided:

  • Death registrations due to vaccination (form 111)

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Provision under review

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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Home Office Immigration enforcement action (1)

Recipient:

  • Home Office (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration/Immigration and Enforcement)

Data to be provided:

  • Marriage and civil partnership notice information for those in scope of the referral and investigation scheme

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S28H Marriage Act 1949
  • S12A Civil Partnership Act 2004

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Home Office Immigration enforcement action (2)

Recipient:

  • Home Office (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration/Immigration and Enforcement)

Data to be provided:

  • Information held by the registration officer in relation to sham marriages

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S24 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Home Office Immigration enforcement action (3)

Recipient:

  • Home Office (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration/Immigration and Enforcement)

Data to be provided:

  • Information held by the registration officer (S24A Sham CP)

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S24A Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Home Office Immigration enforcement action (4)

Recipient:

  • Home Office (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration/Immigration and Enforcement)

Data to be provided:

  • Information held by the registration officer where registration officer suspects immigration offences (such as over-stayers, working illegally)

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Schedule 6 Immigration Act 2014

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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Home Office Immigration enforcement action (5)

Recipient:

  • Home Office (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration/Immigration and Enforcement)

Data to be provided:

  • Information held by the registration officer where request received

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Schedule 6 Immigration Act 2014

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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Home Office Immigration enforcement action (6)

Recipient:

  • Home Office (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration/Immigration and Enforcement)

Data to be provided:

  • Supply nationality documents where it is suspected that an individual may be liable to removal from the United Kingdom and the document may facilitate the removal

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Section 20A Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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For those education functions the Local Authority is required to deliver

Recipient:

  • Education department

Data to be provided:

  • Birth and Death registrations

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S564(3) Education Act 1996

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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For those functions set out in part 1 of the Government Finance Act 1992

Recipient:

  • Council Tax Billing Authorities

Data to be provided:

  • Name and surname
  • Date of death
  • Usual address of deaths of over 18s

Personal information:

  • No

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Para 13, Sch 2, Local Government Finance Act 1992 Reg 5 Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • Not applicable as not personal data

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To maintain an accurate list of those entitled to be registered on the electoral register and qualifying addresses

Recipient:

  • Electoral Registration Officers

Data to be provided:

  • Inspection, with authorisation to make copies, of records kept (in whatever form)
  • Relates to marriages and deaths

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S53(3) Representation of the People Act 1983
  • Reg 35 Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Functions as set out in S1(1) of the Children and Young Person Act 2008

Recipient:

  • Local Safeguarding Children Board

Data to be provided:

  • Death registrations of under 18s

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S31 Children and Young Persons Act 2008

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Crime fighting purposes (Local Authority)

Recipient:

  • Fraud department

Data to be provided:

  • Offences relating to council tax benefit or housing benefit

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Schedule 6 Immigration Act 2014

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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Child and adult protection

Recipient:

  • Safeguarding Team

Data to be provided:

  • Suspected maltreatment of an adult or child

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Schedule 6 Immigration Act 2014

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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Coroner Investigations

Recipient:

  • Coroner

Data to be provided:

  • Deaths falling into those categories set out in regulation 41 of Registration of Births and Deaths regulations 1987

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To assist the delivery of those functions exercisable by the organisation in relation to the health service

Recipient:

  • National Health Service Commissioning Board
  • Clinical Commissioning Groups
  • local authorities (England)

Data to be provided:

  • Birth registrations (including stillbirth)
  • Death registrations

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S269(2) National Health Service Act 2006

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To assist the Local Health Boards in the performance of their functions in relation to the health service

Recipient:

  • National Health Service Local Health Boards (Wales)

Data to be provided:

  • Birth registrations
  • Death registrations

Personal information:

  • Yes

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S200(2) National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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To assist government departments in the administration of pensions

Recipient:

  • Public pension payers

Data to be provided:

  • Death registrations of public service pensioners (form 111)

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Provision under review

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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Removal of names from the register - General Pharmaceutical Council

Recipient:

  • General Pharmaceutical Council

Data to be provided:

  • Death notifications (form 111) of registered pharmacists and registered pharmacy technicians

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Pharmacy Order 2010

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Removal of names from the register - Law Society

Recipient:

  • Law Society

Data to be provided:

  • Death certificates of solicitors

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Provision under review

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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Removal of names from the register - General Optical Council

Recipient:

  • General Optical Council

Data to be provided:

  • Death certificates of opticians

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S10(2) Opticians Act 1989

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Removal of names from the register - Medical Officer

Recipient:

  • District Medical Officer (England)
  • Chief Administrative Medical Officer (Wales)

Data to be provided:

  • Death certificates of midwives

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • Provision under review

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (e) public task
  • The right to have personal data erased does not apply

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Removal of names from the register - General Medical Council

Recipient:

  • General Medical Council

Data to be provided:

  • Death registrations of registered medical practitioners (form 111)

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S30(6) Medical Act 1983

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Removal of names from the register - General Dental Council

Recipient:

  • General Dental Council

Data to be provided:

  • Death registrations of dentists (form 111)

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S23(1) Dentists Act 1984

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

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Removal of names from the register - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Recipient:

  • Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Data to be provided:

  • Death registrations of veterinary surgeons (form 111)

Personal information:

  • Yes, as contain informant’s details

Statutory basis for collection of data:

  • S13(1) Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

Lawful basis for collection of data (under Article 6 GDPR):

  • 6 (c) legal obligation
  • The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal
    data erased do not apply

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Also see

Data Protection Officer

West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA

Telephone: 01904 554145

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