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Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.
Information on how quickly we will process your application.
Complete this application form to apply to register a place of religious worship for the solemnisation of marriages.
Find out when and how to register and how to amend a registration for the Economic Crime Levy.
Find out about the registered dealers in controlled oil (RDCO) scheme.
Find out if you need to register your business if you produce, import, warehouse, sell or deal in motor and heating fuels.
Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
Guide for local authorities and providers on when Ofsted will prioritise applications to register children’s homes services.
Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
Use this form to apply to register one or more designs for which registration has been deferred.
Get on the electoral register so you can vote in elections and referendums.
This series brings together documents about places of religious worship and the solemnisation of marriages.
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Search for a personalised number plate registration and buy it from DVLA online or at auction
Apply to HMRC to become a registered exporter on the Registered Exporter (REX) system.
How to register a racing pigeon establishment in England and Wales to move pigeons to the EU or Northern Ireland for racing back to Great Britain.
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Contact information for the General Register Office
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