Registration Service Certificate Ordering Service
Information about ordering or correcting birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates
Please note: the express certificate production service will be unavailable from 12 noon on Friday 3 October 2025 until Friday 10 October 2025.
If you require a certificate urgently, please place your order through the express service provided by the General Register Office via the following link:
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Certificate Services
Please note: once the certificate(s) leave us we cannot be held liable for any losses.
| Service | Price | Production | Delivery | Sent via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express Service | Statutory price per certificate £38.50 |
Ordered before 12:00pm: production same working day Ordered after 12:00pm: production next working day |
Ordered before 12:00pm: delivered next working day Ordered after 12:00pm: delivered within 2 Working days |
Sent via Royal Mail Special Delivery (signature required on delivery) |
| Standard Service UK | Statutory price per certificate: £12.50 |
Statutory production time for this service is within 15 days of ordering. We will endeavour to despatch within 5 working days. | Delivered within 2-3 working days from despatch. | Sent via Royal Mail 1st Class Signed For (recorded mail, signature required on delivery) |
| Standard Service Overseas |
Statutory price per certificate: Postage cost: £6.00 |
Statutory production time for this service is within 15 days of ordering. We will endeavour to despatch within 5 working days. | Delivered within EU 3-5 working days or elsewhere 5-7 working days from despatch. | Sent via Royal Mail International Post |
Type of certificate issued
All certificates issued by º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Registration Service are known as 'certified copies of an entry'. This means that it is a legal copy of the registration contained within the Birth, Marriage, Death or Civil Partnership Register.
Birth certificates issued by º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Registration Services are the 'full birth certificate'. This is the one that includes parents' details and is used to obtain passports, open bank accounts, for Job applications, Driving licences etc. We no longer issue short birth certificates.
Is there an error in the certificate?
If the information in the certificate is incorrect, please contact us so we can help you with the problem.
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