General Register Office

An executive agency

The GRO, since 2008, has been a part of Her Majesty's Passport Office. It's also known as the "National Register Office". The GRO oversees civil registration in England and Wales only.

Civil registration in Scotland handled by General Register Office for Scotland, and, in Northern Ireland, by the General Register Office for Northern Ireland (NISRA).

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Certificates
Response by General Register Office to Amanda on .

Awaiting response.

If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Home Office referrals
Response by General Register Office to Jack Maxwell on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Maxwell   We are considering your request.  Although the FOIA carries a presumption in favour of disclosure, it provides exemptions which...
De-registration of Birth
Response by General Register Office to Lee Tyler on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Lee Tyler, Thank you for your email of 10 February 2021. The registration of a birth is simply a record of the event as it happened at the time...
Obtaining birth certificate when name changed for police protection
Response by General Register Office to Gemma on .

Partially successful.

Dear Gemma   Thank you for your enquiry.   Unfortunately, we are unable to assist you with your enquiry as it does not relate to an active Bri...
Does inffered county mean my place of birth
Response by General Register Office to J Jarvis on .

Awaiting classification.

If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Removing a birth certificate record from a privately owned website
Response by General Register Office to John Smith on .

Awaiting response.

If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Debtor or Creditor Birth Certificate.
Internal review request sent to General Register Office by Stuart-leslie on .

Awaiting internal review.

Thank you for your reply [18th February 2021 ]. may I ask for clarification for the following points: 1). What Law does the registration of Bir...
Births in Westminster, 17th September 2004
Response by General Register Office to Gudmundur Williams on .

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If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark
Response by General Register Office to Gudmundur Williams on .

Refused.

If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Names of Persons Married on 01/07/1995
Response by General Register Office to Gudmundur Williams on .

Refused.

Dear Gudmundur Williams   Thank you for your email of 5 February to Her Majesty’s Passport Office’s Freedom of Information Team regarding informat...
Names of Persons Married On 02/08/1995
Response by General Register Office to Gudmundur Williams on .

Refused.

Dear Gudmundur Williams   Thank you for your email of 5 February to Her Majesty’s Passport Office’s Freedom of Information Team regarding informat...
Improvement on ability to search for birth, marriage and death records
Response by General Register Office to E Walker on .

Successful.

Dear Sir / Madam,   Thank you for your email of 18 January 2021 regarding the layout of GRO's indexes.  Your request has been handled as official...
The Honorable title of Mr, Mister.
Response by General Register Office to Paul-brian on .

Awaiting classification.

If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark
Response by General Register Office to Gud on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear A.A   Thank you for your email of 3 February to the General Register Office regarding information held on Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and...
Adoption details
Response by General Register Office to Graham Moore on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Christine Minshall, Thank you for your email of 4 February to the General Register Office (GRO). Your request has been handled as official corre...
When will the records be updated to show 2020 records
Response by General Register Office to Sarah Scholefied on .

Delayed.

If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Freedom of Information
Response by General Register Office to Marcie Jennings on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Marcie Jennings.   Thank you for your email of 29 January 2021 to the General Register Office regarding your claim on birth certificate bonds...
Claim Birth certificate bonds
Response by General Register Office to Rebecca Ysrayl on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Rebecca Ysrayl   Thank you for your email of 30 January 2021 to the General Register Office regarding your claim on birth certificate bonds....
Births in Westminster, 17th September 2004
Response by General Register Office to Gud on .

Awaiting response.

If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Lawson Family/District 200
Response by General Register Office to Jeanie Lawson on .

Delayed.

If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Number of places of worship registered in England and Wales for each year between 2012 and 2020, by denomination/faith
Response by General Register Office to Dr Clive Field on .

Partially successful.

If your enquiry falls within the remit of a Freedom of Information request Her Majesty’s Passport Office will send you an acknowledgement within the...
Use of yogh (ȝ) character on birth certificates
Response by General Register Office to Chris Gilmour on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Gilmour Please see the attached response. Yours sincerely Her Majesty's Passport Office -101600 5715 0 0 5 Freedom of Information Team Gl...
Definition of the word CHILD
Response by General Register Office to Melissa Shirley on .

Successful.

Dear Ms Shirley Further to our email below, please find attached our response to your information request. Yours sincerely Her Majesty’s Passport Of...
Why do I hold two birth certificates
Response by General Register Office to Jessica Anne Lane on .

Partially successful.

Dear Ms Lane   Thank you for your enquiry.   The General Register Office (GRO) holds a central copy of all birth, death and marriage registrations...
Registered deaths
Response by General Register Office to Lorraine on .

Refused.

Dear Lorraine Further to your email below, please find attached our response to your information request. Yours sincerely Her Majesty's Passport Off...

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