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General Register Office increases prices of birth, marriage and death records

The General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales has put the prices up for ordering birth, marriage and death record certificates.

Now, to order a digital image download (instantly available after purchase) it will cost £3 (previously £2.50).

The new price for a PDF (available for births from 1837 to 1934 and 1984 to 2021 and deaths from 1837 to 1957 and 1984 to 2021, which takes up to four working days to become available) is £8 (up from £7).

For a print certificate with an index reference the price has now become £12.50 (was £11).

£16 is the new price for a print certificate without an index reference (increased from £14).

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp

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GRO information on BMD doesn’t have to be on expensive certificates

The Society of Genealogists (SoG) has welcomed the announcement that the Government has accepted an amendment to the Deregulation Bill, currently going before the House of Lords, that allows for the publication of information from Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates in England and Wales to be issued otherwise than in the form of a certified copy. This is something the SoG has long campaigned for and it has said on its website that it is grateful to Baroness Scott of Needham Market, herself an enthusiastic genealogist, who suggested to Government that this deregulation is possible.

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Ordering your BMD certificates

For those new to family history research and looking to get hold of copies of birth, marriage or death certificates, it's important to know how to go about this and to ensure you don't fall into the trap of paying too much when ordering the certificates. Ordering a certificate in England & Wales will cost you no more than £9.25 from the General Register Office or GRO, but there are private companies currently charging up to £25 for ordering certificates on your behalf. Below are a selection of links of where to order birth, death or marriage certificates without paying any surcharges. If you have any other handy tips or links please do let us know! General Register Office for England and Wales online ordering service current price £9.25 General Register Office for Scotland ordering service General Register Office for Ireland ordering service current price €20.00 plus postage General Register Office Northern Ireland ordering service current price £14.00 Isle of Man General Registry ordering service current price £9.50
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