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From: chris mcclelland
2 June 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would be very grateful if you might be able to provide the
following information
(1)who legally or lawfully owns the original of a birth certificate
thank you for your time and any and all information
Yours faithfully,
chris mcclelland
General Register Office
2 June 2009
Thank you for your email which will be responded to within 15 working days.
Certificate Services
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From: Certificate Services
3 June 2009
Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for your e-mail.
The original birth certificate that is issued at birth is officially the
owners.
However, the entry and record of that birth is the property of the
Registrar General.
Any further copies that obtained from that record are then the owners
property.
I hope this information assists you .
Regards
Judith Morgan
GRO Contact Centre
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drstrangevibes left an annotation (24 June 2009)
i smell wordplay, everything is owned by its owners surely. note, they did not say bearers, but owners. the question should be, WHO are the owners
Alex:King (asis commonly called) left an annotation (30 November 2009)
As the GRO has suggested to an earlier question.
The ORIGINAL certificate is government property, therefore your NAME as recorded therefore would also seem to be government property. And the "copy" given to the parents is merely a form of receipt for the Transaction. Perhaps a question could be asked as to whom it is who holds "title" of your NAME.
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mark-william:baker left an annotation ( 7 June 2009)
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