The GRO supplies copies of birth, marriage, civil partnership certificates and death certificates, either online or from one of the local register offices that act on behalf of the GRO. a b c d e f g "The Registrars General 1836–1945" (PDF). Census history. Newport: Office for National Statistics. 5 June 2001 . Retrieved 20 May 2011. Names of mother/father/parent [footnote 1] – Required information for deaths of children (16 years old or younger) registered in the last 50 years. Home Office and HM Passport Office (24 August 2015). "Mark Thomson appointed new Registrar General". gov.uk . Retrieved 22 July 2019.

We may disclose your personal data if we believe such action is necessary to comply with a legal requirement, or if we consider that a certificate application is being made fraudulently. An Act for registering Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England, section XXV http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/View?path=Browse/Legislation%20(by%20date)&active=yes&mno=4044Any personal data you provide to GRO will be handled in compliance with current UK data protection legislation. Names of mother/father/parent [footnote 1] – Required information for births registered in the last 50 years. Local Register Offices also hold records of events registered in their area. For births and deaths that were registered within the last 6 months, applications for certificates should be made to the Register Office in the district where the birth or death took place. Certificates issued by the GRO clearly state that they are certified copies of the register entries, that they are not evidence of a person's identity, and that there are criminal offences relating the unlawful amendment or falsification of a certificate, or using or possessing a false certificate. Certificates contain the seal of the General Register Office and show an abridged version of the Royal Coat of Arms.

Year/quarter – The year and quarter that the event was registered. Quarters should be specified by name. i.e.Clergy of the established Church of England are registrars for marriage. In each parish church two identical registers of marriages are kept and when they are complete, one is sent to the superintendent registrar. In the meantime, every three months it is required that a return certified by a clergy person detailing the marriages that had taken place, or else that no marriages had taken place, in the preceding three months, be submitted directly to the superintendent registrar. Although the GRO was not specifically established to undertake statistical research, the early Registrars General, Thomas Henry Lister (1836–42) and George Graham (1842–79), built up a Statistical Department to compile medical, public health and actuarial statistics. Much of this work was undertaken in the early to mid-Victorian period by William Farr, the GRO's Superintendent of Statistics. Under these men the Annual reports of the Registrar General became a vehicle for administrative and social reform. In 1840 the GRO also took over responsibility for the decennial census of England and Wales. [2] We generally keep personal data on our server or in our archives for as long as we reasonably need it. We may alter this practice according to changing requirements. We may keep other data for longer periods if the law requires it. Birth certificates issued by the GRO are printed on a red form and contain the following information:

An Act for registering Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England, section XXVII http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/View?path=Browse/Legislation%20(by%20date)&active=yes&mno=4044 Mark Thomson, 2015–2020 [36] (also Director General of HM Passport Office, and on the executive management board of the Home Office) [37] Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of informationThe names, images and logos identifying the General Register Office are proprietary marks of the General Register Office. There are no general rules for the indexing of events registered overseas; the following descriptions refer to the indexes for events registered in England and Wales only. For overseas applications please copy the overseas index reference as it appears in the index, in the space provided. This form provides guidance on how to complete a birth, marriage or death certificate application form. Guidance notes for adoption certificate applications can be found on the adoption certificate application form. Birth certificates a b c Higgs, E. The early development of the General Register Office at http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/View?path=Browse/Essays%20%28by%20kind%29&active=yes&mno=2002 Retrieved 18 August 2013