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This guide explains what civil registration records you can order from the General Register Office, and how to order and pay for them.
HM Passport Office is the sole issuer of UK passports and responsible for civil registration services through the General Register Office.
If there are any errors on a marriage or civil partnership certificate you can correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what…
Application form and guidance notes about correcting the details on a birth registration.
How to send a deceased person's passport back to His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO).
Order a commemorative marriage certificate for a gift or keepsake to mark a silver, ruby, golden or diamond wedding anniversary
Passports policy publications.
Describes how the General Register Office can help you research your family tree and family history.
Application form to order a copy of a death certificate registered in England and Wales.
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
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