I've just learned that a former colleague of mine, Mark Rimmer, has been awarded an OBE. This is a great achievement for someone who has worked tirelessly in an unsung and often overlooked service - registration of births, deaths and marriages. Mark's greatest recent success has been in the promotion and expansion of citizenship ceremonies, one of David Blunkett's ideas. Mark has always spoken up for the Registration Service, and highlighted many of the problems the service has faced in trying to deliver a personal service to the public in times of great emotion. The profile of registration has been greatly enhanced in recent years, and it is Mark's hard work that has contributed greatly to that improvement.
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