Other civic affairs Handling appeals against the decisions of the heads of civil registry offices in matters of civil status registration and change of names Supervision of the performance by local government units of the tasks set out in the following laws: the Law on Civil Status Records, the Law on Population Registration, the Law on Identity Cards and the Law on Name Change Handling appeals against the decisions of mayors, mayors and aldermen in matters of population records and identity cards Cancellation of one of two civil status records stating the same event Execution of tasks resulting from the provisions of the Law on Guarantees of Conscience and Religion and the Law on the Relationship of the State to Churches and Religious Associations in the Republic of Poland National and ethnic minorities Repatriation