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).
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.
