PAYE103060 - Individual records: maintain individual details: marriage and civil partnership

Marriages and civil partnerships can be inserted and edited using the Insert / Update Marriage / and Civil Partnership Details screen.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp screen is accessed from the Marriage and Civil Partnership Summary screen.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Marriage and Civil Partnership Summary screen will display a history of marriages and civil partnerships as well as the current one, if applicable.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp marriage or civil partnership that does not have a date of separation will be displayed at the top. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp marriages and civil partnerships will be displayed in date of marriage order with the latest date of separation, marriage or civil partnership displayed at the top.

If a date of marriage or civil partnership was on or after 5 December 2005 you must first follow the guidance at PAYE13110.

If the date of marriage was prior to 5 December 2005 you must follow the guidance at PAYE13105.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappre may be some records migrated from COP that contain only a date of marriage and no other details about the spouse / civil partner. This is because there was no requirement to enter marriage details on COP. When you receive notification of a change in marital status you should follow the guidance in action guide tax80006.

Where you receive information that contradicts a verified date of marriage which will impact on Married Allowance, you should take the following action

  • Create a paper BF (PAYE105520)
  • Ask the individual to provide evidence of their marriage, for example the marriage certificate
  • On receipt of the documentary evidence take a photocopy (signed as a true copy and dated)
  • Return the documentation to the individual by recorded delivery
  • Refer the photocopy of the document to NIC&EO Individuals NI, Account Investigation Section (AIS), Longbenton BP1002 immediately with a memo asking them to investigate and amend the date on the record as appropriate. Provide your name and contact details should further information be required by AIS
  • When the date of marriage has been amended by AIS, review the individuals entitlement to Married Allowance