THE Registrar General is expected to rubber stamp plans to withdraw the registration services provided at six of the county's outstations, including Callington. It follows Cornwall County Council's support for the re-organisation of the registration service despite objections from the communities set to lose their part-time offices. The shake-up plan was the subject of a 30-day public consultation in which GPs, midwives, funeral directors and town, parish and district councils were invited to comment. A cost-neutral exercise, the chief registrar said the money saved from the closing of offices would be used to 'improve the service to greater effect', including introducing a telephone information registration line, and improving flexibility so people could register births, deaths and marriages at any office countywide, not just where the event occurred. Callington's register office currently operates one day a week from the community clinic in Haye Road and is used by residents of the town and surrounding villages and members of Calstock parish. County councillor for Calstock Godfrey Smale, who voted against the scheme, said residents would now have to travel to Saltash: 'Lots of people can get to these other areas but it is the people who do not have the resources who once again come off badly. 'People living in communities who have no means of communication or transport will find it extremely difficult. 'Once you start losing local facilities, where does it end? It will all be done by computer and the personal touch will be lost completely.' Chief registrar Janet Wynne told the Times in a previous article that the registrar at Saltash had to close his office to come to Callington on a Tuesday afternoon and much of the time spent there was underused. Once approval is given to the plans by the Registrar General, they are expected to take immediate effect.