[Opengenalliance] Update from Cornwall

[Francis Davey]

Michael,

A legal observation: the relevant section of the Marriage Act 1949 is gives
members of the public a right to certified copies of entries in the index.
What it does not do is prevent copies being taken of the index or entries
in it for other purposes or in other ways. That means that this particular
provision does not stop the Registration Office giving you what you want.

It sounds to me like this is something that the OGA could take up at a
higher level and if law is quoted to them by officials have ORG's legal
advisors read, advise on and (if necessary) talk to the officials.

Francis

2013/1/18 Michael J McCormick <michaeljmcc at gmail.com>

> Hello folks
>
> We now have over 2.3 million records online, having just transcribed our
> one millionth CoE baptism.  Although we remained targeted on our primary
> aim of transcribing the parish registers, we are also looking for other
> sources of data useful to Cornish family historians.  Currently we are
> photographing and transcribing the 19th century prison registers for
> Cornwall.
>
> For the last six months I have been exchanging emails with the
> Registration Office in Cornwall, trying to persuade them to let us
> photograph and transcribing the indices to the 19th century local BMD
> registers.  The indexes, not the registers.  Yesterday they said no.
>
> They quoted from the Policy Dept of the GRO as follows:
>
> “This query is linked to a wider issue relating to access to records
> by family history societies, Ancestry, Find my past etc.   We are still
> seeking a resolution to this query and while I am unable to provide a
> definitive answer at present, I will advise you as soon as I am aware of
> the outcome.****
>  ****
> In the interim, you may wish to advise the parish clerks that the public
> may only have access to the indices in the manner provided for by statue,
> i.e. in accordance with s.64 of the Marriage Act 1949, where you will note
> that there is no provision to transcribe or photograph the indexes, see
> link below.****
>  ****
> http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/64  “
>
> Does anyone know what the policy is?
>
> Any helpful suggestions on how we might proceed?
>
> Rgds
>
> Michael
> TfC
>
>
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Francis Davey
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