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This booklet provides support and guidance to members of the clergy on their role and responsibilities relating to:
burials
issuing of a certificate of name given in baptism
ensuring that the legal requirements of marriages solemnized in accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England or Church in Wales are met
You should read it together with the Faculty Office booklet Anglican Marriage in England and Wales. A guide to the law for Clergy.
Published 16 October 2012 Last updated 28 February 2023 +show all updates
Updated guidance for the clergy.
Guidance updated due to changes in legislation.
Updated guidance for the clergy.
Guidance updated to reflect changes brought into force by the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Act 2021.
