Contact The Registrar The Faculty Office 1 The Sanctuary Westminster London SW1 DX 145940 Westminster 4. Tel. 020 7222 5381 Fax 020 7799 2781.
e-mail 1thesanctuary.com. Website www.facultyoffice.org.uk

Legalisation is the responsibility of The Legalisation Section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Norfolk House, 437 Silbury Boulevard Milton Keynes MK9 2AH. Website www.fco.gov.uk

Scrivener notaries who practise in Central London are also members of and regulated by The Worshipful Company of Scriveners.
Contact The Clerk The Scriveners Company HQS Wellington Temple Stairs Victoria Embankment London WC2R 2PN. Tel 020 7240 0529 Fax 020 7497 0645.
e-mail clerk@scriveners.org.uk. Website www.scriveners.org.uk.

Scrivener notaries are members of The Society of Scrivener Notaries.
Contact the Secretary Jeremy Burgess Esq. 10 Philpot Lane London EC3M 8BR.
Tel: 020 7623 9477. Fax: 020 7623 5428. Email: jburgess@cheeswright.co.uk.

Functions

Notaries are primarily concerned with the authentication and certification of signatures and documents for use abroad.

They are also authorised to conduct general legal practice (excluding the conduct of proceedings) They may exercise the powers of a Commissioner for Oaths.

The majority also practice as solicitors but the scrivener notaries do not, nor do some 55 of the general notaries.

Conduct and Discipline

Notaries are bound by practice accounting and other Rules broadly similar to those affecting solicitors. They are fully insured, and their undertakings in conveying and all other matters should be accepted without question.
Complaints are dealt with by the Faculty Office who will, in minor matters refer to the members ship bodies who operate Informal Complaints Procedures.

Identification

The Faculty Office will, on demand issue a formal certificate to confirm that a notary is in good standing and holds a practising certificate. The membership bodies will, on request, confirm membership.