Appointment of Dharmila Bhanji as Risk, Compliance and Investigations Officer...
“The Faculty Office is pleased to announce the appointment of Dharmila Bhanji as Risk, Compliance and Investigations Officer and Deputy Chief Clerk. Dharmila’s background is in compliance and...
View ArticleNOTARIES (AUTHORISATION OF NOTARIAL PRACTICES) RULES – Consultation – March 2018
Consultation Practice Authorisation March 2018 – For PublicationDownload FO Response to Practice Authorisation Consultation Dec 2018Download
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Weddings in England during Lockdown II
(from 5th November until (at least) 2nd December) https://www.facultyoffice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lockdown-II-Marriages.pdf FACULTY OFFICE Weddings in England during Lockdown II (from 5th...
View ArticleAssociate lay member vacancy
The Faculty Office is seeking to appoint two associate lay members to serve on its Advisory Board. Further details can be found here.
View ArticleMoney Laundering Regulations – update
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 implement changes to the existing Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the...
View ArticleWeddings in England during Lockdown III
Please see details from 02 December 2020 here: https://www.facultyoffice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Weddings-in-England-during-Lockdown-III.pdf Weddings in the Church of England during Lockdown...
View ArticleResponse to Law Commission Consultation on Weddings Law
The staff of the Faculty Office have responded to the Law Commission’s Consultation “Getting Married – A Consultation Paper on Weddings Law” which sought views on the Commission’s provisional...
View ArticleLSAG Updated AML Guidance
The Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) updated the UK AML guidance for the legal sector, which includes changes made to The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on...
View ArticleChanges to the requirements for EEA Nationals to marry in the UK from 1st...
Following the UK’s exit from the EU and the end of the transition period on the 31st December 2020, EU free movement ended meaning that EEA citizens and their family members will require permission to...
View ArticleFrom 4th May – New procedures for the Registration of Marriages
On 4th May, the long-trailed changes to the way Marriages are registered come into force. A copy of the 10th Edition of the Clergy Newsletter which outlines these changes is available here: HM...
View ArticleNotaries Enforcement Guidance
The Faculty Office has issued guidance setting out how it exercises discretion in dealing with deficiencies when carrying out risk assessments. The guidance seeks to promote consistency, transparency...
View ArticleChurch of England Marriage Registration Webinar
Monday 26 April 11-12 noon and againMonday 26 April 8-9 pm The Church of England Life Events team will be offering an hour long webinar on marriage registration changes twice on Monday 26th April –...
View ArticleCongratulations to Charles George QC
The Faculty Office congratulate Charles George QC on the award by the Archbishop of Canterbury of the Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England “For his unique contribution to the...
View ArticleLSAG UK AML Guidance Part 2- Sector specific
Part 2 of the Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) anti-money laundering guidance for the UK legal sector is intended to provide more tailored AML guidance for specific types of legal practices or...
View ArticleNotarial Inspector vacancy
The Faculty Office is currently seeking to appoint additional members to join its panel of Inspectors. Details on the role and how to apply can be found here.
View ArticleContinuing Professional Education – consultation on proposed changes
We are consulting on proposed changes to the Continuing Professional Education Rules and welcome your views. There are two proposals that build on existing requirements placed on notaries to maintain...
View ArticleContinuing to regulate the notarial profession – remote hearings
A physical hearing with all parties being present in the same place is the preferred method of holding disciplinary hearings where it is safe and appropriate to do so. However, to manage the risk to...
View ArticleNew Guidance from the CPS – POCA prosecutions
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has now reviewed its money laundering legal guidance to make clear that it is possible to charge someone under section 330 (failure to disclose) of the Proceeds of...
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