New Faculty Office website
New Faculty Office website: A new website for the Faculty Office has been launched. We welcome your views on the new site. Please send any comments by email to faculty.office@1thesanctuary.com
View Article‘Legal Choices’ website
‘Legal Choices’ website: A new website which has been put together by the legal regulators is designed to help members of the public in dealing with lawyers. The site can be found at:...
View ArticleNew Practice Rules and Inspections Regulations
New Practice Rules and Inspections Regulations: Please note that the Notaries Practice Rules 2014 come into force on 1st May 2014. All notaries are asked to ensure that they are familiar with the...
View ArticleDisciplinary decisions of the Court of Faculties
Disciplinary decisions of the Court of Faculties: The Faculty Office exercises a disciplinary function over Notaries (including Scrivener Notaries) in England & Wales. Recent decisions of the Court...
View ArticleOpen Day for the UCL Notarial Practice Course 2015
Open Day for the UCL Notarial Practice Course: This is taking place on Friday 6 February 2015, hosted by the UCL Faculty of Laws. Booking details and further information can be found here:...
View ArticleChurch marriages and the Immigration Act 2014
Changes to the law for non-European nationals wishing to marry in the Church of England: Please be aware of the implications of the Immigration Act 2014 on marriages in the Church of England, which...
View ArticleNew Parochial Fees
New Parochial Fees: Parochial Fees (which include those for marriages in parish churches) have changed from 1st January 2015. The new Fees table can be found here. N.b. The fees for Common and Special...
View ArticleChurch marriages: commencement of the Immigration Act 2014
Updated guidance for the clergy on marriage law: The sixth issue of the General Register Office’s Clergy Newsletter is available to read, along with earlier editions:...
View ArticleChurch marriages: updated guidance for clergy
Updated marriage law guidance for the clergy has been issued by the Faculty Office: The Second Supplement from the Faculty Office has now been issued. This Supplement is intended to be read alongside...
View ArticleTwo recent disciplinary decisions of the Court of Faculties
Two recent disciplinary decisions of the Court of Faculties: The Faculty Office exercises a disciplinary function over Notaries in England & Wales. Two discipline cases of alleged notarial...
View Article2016 Open Day: Notarial Practice Course
2016 Open Day for the Notarial Practice Course: An Open Day for the Notarial Practice Course (run by the Faculty of Laws, University College London) takes place on Friday 12 February 2016. Booking...
View ArticleNew Notaries (Conduct and Discipline) Rules and Fees & Costs Order 2015
New Notaries (Conduct and Discipline) Rules 2015: Please note that the Notaries Conduct and Discipline Rules 2015 come into force on 1st November 2015. If, following a formal investigation, it is...
View ArticleEuropean e-Justice Portal: ‘Find a notary’
‘Find a notary’ search engine on the European e-Justice Portal: The Faculty Office is pleased to announce its participation in the ‘Find a notary’ search engine on the European e-Justice Portal. You...
View ArticleMarriage Licence fees for 2016
Fees for Marriage Licences: Until 31st March 2017 the Special Marriage Licence fee remains £310. The Common Marriage Licence fee is specified by each individual Diocesan Registry (use ‘A Church Near...
View ArticleNotarial Practice Course Graduation September 2016
On Saturday 17th September, many of those who successfully passed year two of the Notarial Practice Course at University College London attended a ceremony and reception at UCL to mark their...
View ArticleNotaries Society Conference 2016
The Notaries Society Conference was held in Cardiff on Friday 23rd September which was attended by the Master and members of the Faculty Office. The Master’s annual address to the Society can be read...
View ArticleConsumer Survey
The Faculty Office has launched a Consumer Survey which is intended to help us better understand the needs of the users (consumers) of notarial services in England and Wales and to help us to develop...
View ArticleSpecial Marriage Licence fees 2017
Fees for Special Marriage Licences With effect from 1st April 2017, the fee for a Special Marriage Licence will be £315. The Common Marriage Licence fee is specified by each individual Diocesan...
View ArticleCompetition and Markets Authority Legal Services Market Study
Competition and Markets Authority’s legal services market study. The Master of the Faculties, in common with the other frontline regulators in the legal sector, has today published his action plan to...
View ArticlePractising Certificate Renewals
The annual Practising Certificate Renewal forms have been posted out to all notaries. In addition to the renewal form, your completed application form will also require a CPE training record: CPE...
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