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43-607: Inner London is smaller than Outer London both in terms of population and area, but the population density is more than double that of Outer London. Inner London is officially the wealthiest area in Europe with the most expensive street in Europe: as of 2013, the GDP per capita was more than €80,000 while the UK GDP per capita was around €27,000. The area that is now Inner London was defined by

86-477: A General Register Office is often titled Registrar General or Registrar-General . The Australian states and territories have similar registries for birth, death and marriage, although their histories differ. These agencies are usually subordinate to the state Attorney-General Department or Department of Justice. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is responsible for collating the statistics based on these records. ACT : Until 1930, records were registered in

129-618: A Registrar General responsible for collecting and storing records of births, marriages and deaths in their respective regions. The Hong Kong Government established a Registrar General in 1845, four years after the British acquired Hong Kong in 1841. The post was renamed the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs in 1913, and then Home Affairs in 1949. On 1 April 1949, the Land Office merged with various other functions, which included

172-550: A drive among urban planners for greener, less dense settlements. Inner London reached a post-War nadir, a population not seen since the early 19th century in 1981 having 2,550,100 residents, after which an upward trend ensued and Inner London residents numbered 3,231,901 in 2011 — 1,766,336 short of the 1911 peak. For the purposes of the London Plan planning document produced by the Mayor of London , Inner London consists of

215-630: A function of the Colonial Secretary's Office (1828−1924), the administration of BDM registration has gone through a number of changes. Since 1999 The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has been the responsible entity. The Registrar General of Canada title belongs to a government minister with entirely different and unrelated functions – such as registration of all letters patent, commissions, instruments, proclamations, and certain other documents. Each province and territory in Canada has

258-446: A minimum of 5,000 new jobs or 2,500 homes, or a combination thereof. Boroughs use these figures as starting points for policy development and refine them through further assessment. Overlapping with Strategic Areas for Regeneration, Opportunity Areas are intended to support city-wide inclusive growth. The Mayor’s role includes ensuring these areas reach their full potential, advocating for investment, and overseeing development that respects

301-611: Is for statistical purposes (see below). This would benefit the borough financially. Only the North Woolwich area of Newham fell within the former County of London , however, and the council's advocacy has not borne fruit. The City of London was not designated as an Inner London borough, but the Corporation of London is usually classed as an inner London local authority. The Office for National Statistics and Eurostat define Inner London differently, explicitly including

344-609: Is significant commuting of workers from Outer London and from outside Greater London. Much of the commercial activity is focused on Central London and Canary Wharf . 10% of public sector employment is focused on Westminster around the Government of the United Kingdom . 51°30′30″N 0°07′31″W  /  51.508411°N 0.125364°W  / 51.508411; -0.125364 Registrar General General Register Office or General Registry Office ( GRO )

387-503: Is the name given to the civil registry in the United Kingdom , many other Commonwealth nations and Ireland . The GRO is the government agency responsible for the recording of vital records such as births , deaths , and marriages (or BDM ), which may also include adoptions, stillbirths, civil unions, etc., and historically, sometimes included records relating to deeds and other property transactions. The director of

430-665: Is the statutory spatial development strategy for the Greater London area in the United Kingdom that is written by the Mayor of London and published by the Greater London Authority . It is updated from time to time. The regional planning document was first published in final form on 10 February 2004. In addition to minor alterations, it was substantially revised and republished in February 2008 and July 2011. In October 2013, minor alterations were made to

473-685: The 2008 change of mayor , a new review was initiated in July 2008 and a new London Plan published in July 2011. As of this date, modifications are made to fully comply with the National Planning Policy Framework . In 2013, London Mayor Boris Johnson proposed early minor alterations to the London Plan that were aimed at preventing boroughs from setting rent caps or targets for affordable rented homes in their local development frameworks. The alterations were approved in

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516-531: The City of London , adding Haringey and Newham , but excluding Greenwich . The land area is 319 km (123 sq mi) and the population at the 2021 Census was 3,404,300. Figures before 1971 have been reconstructed by the Office for National Statistics based on past censuses in order to fit the 2001 limits. Figures from 1981 onward are ONS midyear estimates (revised as of 2010). After centuries of increase,

559-609: The Greater London Authority Act 2007 : The objectives as adopted by the 2011 and 2016 revisions are to ensure that London is: The objectives as adopted of the 2021 London plan, are to ensure that London is: The 2021 plan had chapters: Opportunity Areas in the London Plan 2021 are designated for significant development, aimed at supporting new housing, commercial ventures, and infrastructure improvements. These areas are linked to existing or planned public transport enhancements and are expected to support

602-563: The London Government Act 1963 . The Inner London boroughs occupied the same area as the County of London that was abolished as they were created. North Woolwich was an anomaly as it was part of the County of London, but became part of an Outer London borough. The main difference between Inner and Outer London boroughs between 1965 and 1990 was that the councils of the inner boroughs were not local education authorities and there

645-599: The Registrar General as a collection of parishes called "London" and appeared in the 1851 Census . At the time the metropolitan area—commonly called the Metropolis—had its origins in the area of the Bills of mortality that had expanded from the tiny City of London into three surrounding counties over the previous several hundred years. The area become fixed in 1847 with the addition of Lewisham Poor Law Union and

688-1007: The Scottish National Health Service Central Register . On 1 April 2011 it was merged with the National Archives of Scotland to form National Records of Scotland . All the former department's functions continue as part of the new body. The General Register Office (Northern Ireland), or GRONI, is responsible for the civil registration of births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and adoptions, as well as administering marriage and civil partnership law in Northern Ireland . London Plan Sadiq Khan ( L ) Statutory Deputy Mayor Joanne McCartney ( L/Co ) London Assembly Lord Mayor Peter Estlin London boroughs ( list ) Vacant The London Plan

731-666: The 2008 implementation of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 , the General Register Office became a part of the Identity & Passport Service (as of 2020 HM Passport Office – which in 2014 lost its executive agency status and became a division within the Home Office ). Since 2020 the post has been held by Myrtle Lloyd, who is also Chief Operating Officer of HM Passport Office, and sits on

774-832: The City of London, all the statutory Inner London boroughs, and Newham. The area covered by the London postal district is sometimes referred to as "Inner London". However it is not coterminous with other definitions of Inner London as its area is somewhat larger and covers 624 km (241 sq mi). The southern part of the London Borough of Lewisham as well as a small part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich fall outside its boundaries whilst 44 of its 119 districts are in Outer London and its irregular shape stretches to

817-646: The Governor to appoint a Registrar General and establish an office in Sydney to register all births, deaths and marriages in the colony. District registrars recorded the details. The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages is now an agency within the NSW Department of Customer Service. About 90% of births in the state are now registered online. Northern Territory : In the Northern Territory,

860-677: The Greater London boundary at Mill Hill and Scratch Wood and beyond it at Sewardstone . From 1990 to 2000 London used two separate telephone dialling codes with one code designated for Inner London , however the area covered by this code was widely different from all of the above definitions and most of Greater London is now covered by a single 020 dialling code. There are approximately 200,000 businesses with around 2,000,000 employees in Inner London. 56% of all private sector jobs in Greater London are located in Inner London. There

903-525: The Land Services Group at Netley , where there are alphabetical indices of records from 1842 to the present, for land that does not fall under the Torrens title. These records include those of early landowners and pioneer settlers. Tasmania : The Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages was established in 1838, which was the first of all Australian colonies to take over this function from

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946-905: The Marriage Registry, to form the Registrar General's Department. In May 1993, the Registrar General's Department was disestablished and the Land Registry formed. The Births and Deaths General Register Office is now responsible for recording births and deaths, as part of the Immigration Department. The Central Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act of 1886 provided for voluntary registration throughout British India . Twenty years after independence , Registration of Births and Death Act (RBD Act) of 1969 made registration mandatory. The Registrar General, India (RGI) coordinates registration activities across

989-587: The New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Since December 2014, an agency known as Access Canberra, a "one-stop shop for ACT Government customer and regulatory services", part of the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, is responsible for BDM registrations. NSW : In New South Wales , compulsory civil registration began in 1856. The Act for Registering Births, Deaths and Marriages 1856 allowed

1032-656: The Registrar-General is responsible for both Births, Deaths and Marriages and the Land Titles Office. Queensland : Queensland started compulsory registration of life events in 1856, under the Registrar General. Today, births, deaths and marriages are administered by a unit within the Department of Justice. South Australia : In South Australia , the local equivalent of the GRO is commonly known as

1075-650: The Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, within the state Attorney-General's Department . "General Law Title" or the "Old System Title" was the English land law adopted at the time of foundation of South Australia as a colony in December 1836. The General Registry Office (GRO) holds deeds and records of land transactions from 1837 until the implementation of Real Property Act in 1858 (known as Torrens title ). After this, all new land transactions were conducted under

1118-530: The Secretary of State and known as RPG3. It is a requirement of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 that the document is produced and that it deals only with matters that are of strategic importance to Greater London. The Act also requires that the London Plan includes in its scope: The plan is a spatial development strategy for the Greater London area and has six objectives. The original 2004 objectives were: The objectives were updated in 2008 following

1161-519: The area’s character. Opportunity Area Planning Frameworks guide the initial stages of development, emphasising job creation, housing, transport, and service access, with a collaborative approach involving local communities and stakeholders. For the purposes of the plan, London is divided into five sub-regions. From 2004 to 2008 the sub-regions were initially the same as the Learning and Skills Council areas established in 1999. Within this scheme there

1204-606: The churches. It went through various administrative and name changes until 1989, when it became the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, under the Department of Justice. Victoria : The Registrar-General's Department was created on 18 January 1853, with the proclamation of the Registration (Births, Deaths and Marriages) Act. From 1 July that year, all residents of the colony of Victoria had to register births and deaths with their local District Registrar. Norman Campbell

1247-405: The city. All activity centres are categorised into: Smaller local and neighbourhood centres are also referred to in the plan but are not listed. There have been a number of amendments to the London Plan which have been incorporated into the current version that was published in February 2008. Early alterations were made covering housing provision targets, waste and minerals. Further alterations to

1290-458: The country, although state governments are responsible for the collection of data. The General Register Office ( Oifig An Ard-Chláraitheora ) is the central civil repository for records relating to births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and adoptions in Republic of Ireland . It is part of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The Registrar General is responsible for

1333-736: The creation of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys by merging the GRO and the Government Social Survey Department, the GRO became just one division of the new office, headed by a Deputy Registrar General. With the creation of the Office for National Statistics in 1996, the post of Registrar General was merged with that of Head of the Government Statistical Service , who became the National Statistician . Following

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1376-710: The executive management board of the Home Office. The GROS was a non-ministerial directorate of the Scottish Government that administered the registration of births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions in Scotland from 1854 to 2011. It was also responsible for the statutes relating to the formalities of marriage and conduct of civil marriage in Scotland. It administered the census of Scotland's population every ten years. It also kept

1419-670: The management of the system of registration in Ireland, while the Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsible for the day to day delivery of the Civil Registration Service. Record-keeping started in 1864, and many records are available online. The Registrar General's Department of Sri Lanka is responsible for registration of birth, marriages and deaths as well as and legal documents pertaining to properties (land and title registration). The post

1462-517: The new system, using a land title . The role of the GRO included property transactions (mortgages, conveyances, leases, land grants, indentures, wills, probate), as well as deeds for a number of other actions (such as Deed Poll name changes). The documents called "memorials" represent those original deeds registered and held by the GRO, whereas the certified copies held by the GRO were known as "deposits" or "enrolments". The General Registry Office and Old Systems land records are (as of July 2019) held at

1505-561: The parish of Hampstead. In 1855 the Registrar General area, with the addition of Penge , was used to define the district of the Metropolitan Board of Works . The Metropolis was also described as Inner London from the 1881 Census. In 1889 this area became the County of London . The area was adjusted in 1900 when Penge was transferred to Kent and South Hornsey was gained from Middlesex. The "Inner London boroughs " were defined by

1548-420: The plan covered climate change ; London as a world city ; The London Economy ; Housing; Tackling social exclusion ; Transport ; London's geography , the sub-regions and inter-regions; Outer London ; Liveability (including safety, security and open spaces ); and the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games . The mayor gained new statutory powers following the Greater London Authority Act 2007 . Following

1591-608: The plan to comply with the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes in national policy. The London Plan of March 2016 was published, and amended in January 2017 (for typsetting corrections), with a formal end-date of 2036. In March 2021 a new London Plan was adopted by the Greater London Authority, planning for the next 20–25 years. The plan replaced the previous strategic planning guidance, or Regional Planning Guidance (RPG), for London issued by

1634-582: The population of Inner London reached its peak of 4,998,237 in 1911. The area's population from World War I began a steady decline as that of Outer London continued to increase. The census of 1951 showed the damage inflicted by the 1940s Blitz as the population of Greater London switched into decline which was reversed in Outer London with house building and territory expansion whereas in Inner London continued. The war damage and early 20th century slums had physical and psychological hence property price effects and focus on New Towns and suburban development reflected

1677-649: The sub-regions were revised again. A smaller Central sub-region was reintroduced, the South sub-region was reintroduced, and all boroughs in the Thames Gateway were returned to the East sub-region. The 2011 sub-regions are maintained in the 2016 London Plan. Throughout these revisions has been a separately defined Central Activities Zone which includes areas with a very high concentration of metropolitan activities. The London Plan identifies 201 activity centres in

1720-659: Was a separate Central sub-region and four others around it. The London part of the Thames Gateway zone was entirely contained within the East London sub-region. The 2004–08 sub-regions each had a Sub-Regional Development Framework . The sub-regions were revised in February 2008 as part of the Further Alterations to the London Plan . These sub-regions each radiated from the centre to combine inner and outer London boroughs. The 2008–11 sub-regions, each had its own Sub Regional Implementation Framework . In 2011

1763-451: Was a single Inner London Education Authority for the area, including the City of London . The inner borough councils became local education authorities on 1 April 1990. The statutory definition is used as part of the grant settlement used to finance local government. The statutory Inner London boroughs are: Newham London Borough Council argues that the municipality should be treated as part of Inner London for statutory purposes, as it

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1806-592: Was created in 1864. The post of Registrar General was created by the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1836, and registration began in 1837. The Registrar General was soon given other responsibilities, such as the conduct of every census in England and Wales since 1841, and eventually came to be head of a primarily statistical organisation. In England and Wales, birth registration with the state began on 1 July 1837; however, only became compulsory in 1875. In 1970, with

1849-640: Was the first permanent appointee to the position of Registrar-General. After his death, the position of Registrar-General devolved to statistician William Henry Archer (1825 – 29 April 1909), who had acted in that position before Campbell's appointment and was seen as the driving force behind the department. The current incarnation of the department is Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria (BDM). Western Australia  : Civil registration of births, deaths and marriages has been compulsory in Western Australia since 1841. From its beginnings as

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