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Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
HO: Guidance out recently advises clergy ‘not to offer to publish banns for any marriage which involves someone from outside Europe’. Instead, the couple will be asked to apply for a licence, which involves making a sworn declaration that is recognised in law.
It also says that, if a member of the clergy is not satisfied that a marriage is genuine, they must make that clear to the person responsible for granting the licence.
It also says that, if a member of the clergy is not satisfied that a marriage is genuine, they must make that clear to the person responsible for granting the licence.
If the couple insist on having banns read rather than applying for a common licence, clergy are advised to report it immediately to a legal officer. Clergy should also ask for evidence of the couple's right to marriage by banns, such as a driving licence & official correspondence. The couple should also be visited at their named address.
Newswire – HPA: The Health Protection Agency is advising people to take care when visiting areas where ticks are present, to prevent tick bites & reduce the risk of catching Lyme disease. Latest provisional figures from the HPA show there were 953 laboratory-confirmed cases of Lyme disease reported in England & Wales in 2010. The majority of these cases were acquired in the UK rather than overseas, with two-thirds of cases identified among residents in the South of England.
Cases of Lyme disease are often acquired through recreational activities including walking, hiking & mountain-biking. Areas where the infection has been acquired in the UK include popular holiday destinations such as Exmoor, the New Forest, the South Downs, parts of Wiltshire & Berkshire, Thetford Forest, the Lake District, the Yorkshire moors and the Scottish Highlands.
SFA: According to the Skills Funding Agency, getting your CV right can mean the difference between securing an interview for your ideal job and having your application quickly consigned to the bin. Understanding that first impressions really do count, Next Step has identified the 10 most common mistakes they see committed on CVs to help people avoid these pitfalls.
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