Register of Deaths for St. Brelade: Correction

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A decision made on 20 December 2018

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2018-0108
Decision Summary Title :	Correction to entry in register of deaths for St Brelade		Date of Decision Summary:	19 December 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Superintendent Registrar		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Exempt
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Correction to entry in death register		Date of Written Report:	19 December 2018
Written Report Author:	Superintendent Registrar		Written Report: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Exempt: Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 Part 4 Art 25.
Subject: Correction to entry in register of deaths under Article 79(2) of the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001 and Article 56 of the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Order 2018.
Decision(s): The Minister for Home Affairs authorised the addition of a marginal note beside entry no. 929 of the register of death of the parish of St Brelade to provide a correction to the entry.
Reason(s) for Decision: Following the registration of death, the Funeral Director seeks to correct the date of death, the Doctor having mistakenly provided incorrect information.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Superintendent Registrar to add marginal note to Entry No 929 of the death register of the Parish of St Brelade stating “No. 929 Correction made in consequence of a Ministerial Decision dated [day] [month] 2018 noting that date of death be corrected to 4th November 2018”.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):