The Civil Registration Fees (Data-Sharing) Regulations 2018

Fees

2.—(1) A fee is payable for the work of civil registration officials in making a disclosure of information under section 19AA(1) of the 1953 Act.

(2) The fee is payable to the civil registration official making the disclosure.

(3) The fee is payable by the—

(a) specified public authority(2), or

(b) civil registration official,

to whom the disclosure of information is made.

(4) Where the disclosure is made by—

(a) the Registrar General, a fee of £52 per hour of work by a civil registration official applies;

(b) a civil registration official other than the Registrar General, a fee of £57 per hour of work by a civil registration official applies.

(5) A civil registration official may reduce, waive or refund part or all of any fee payable under this regulation to them on the grounds—

(a) of public interest, or

(b) that, in the opinion of the civil registration official, it is just and equitable to do so.

(1)

Section 19AA was inserted by the Digital Economy Act 2017, section 46(2).

(2)

“Specified public authority” is defined in the Registration Service Act 1953, section 19AB(1).