Polka909 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:14 pm
josh06 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:13 pm
HI everyone!
Good news for today!!!
I have received a phone call from my council and they are starting the private ceremony next week. I was booked for Monday.
Unfortunately the group ceremony is suspended so if you want to do it quicker just pay the fees for private one.
My Local council is in Borough London of Newham.
That’s great news. Hopefully other councils can follow. I’ve sent an email to my council (Barnet) hopefully they’ll will respond positively this time. Getting frustrating now.
Hi. I emailed Barnet council 2 days ago and they responded with
"HI
For Citizenship Ceremonies
Thank you for your email. We are aware that following the announcement by the Government, there is an intention to potentially enable small ceremonies from the 1st June, however this will be conditional on other factors being met. At this time, the guidance provided to us from the General Register Office has not changed. Services at the Town Hall will return at an appropriate time that ensures customer and staff safety is achieved, which is of paramount importance to us. This may mean we are not able to facilitate all requests immediately when we are able to open to the public and we appreciate your understanding at this time. Due to the many and varied measures that need to be put in place, at present we are unable to provide a date for when ceremonies will resume.
Once we are able to hold postponed ceremonies safely, we will make contact with couples to advise of this. We will of course follow the national guidance as it is released and updated, and we will keep our website as up to date as possible."
Really generic response. Can you let us know if they say something different?