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Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Explore the local archives to help your research into family and local history at your local council
Check the MOT history of a vehicle from 2005 onwards, including if it passed or failed, its mileage and why it failed, download MOT test certificate
How to get the flood history for a postcode area or property in England.
Describes how the General Register Office can help you research your family tree and family history.
How Business e-services customers can request historical copies through the portal.
Find out how much a property sold for in England or Wales
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
In this section you can read short biographies of notable people and explore the history of government buildings. You can also search our online records and read articles and blog posts by historians.
Search by postcode to check if a property is built over an old coal mine - find out if you need a coal mining report, what it covers, other reports available, fees
Check out how you can view proposed building plans or developments and object or comment on them through the local council
Get details of your employment history from HMRC if you need to make a claim for compensation.
Find a property and get its title plan, title register and see who owns it
Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858
Employers might monitor workers, but if the monitoring involves taking data, images or drug testing they have to do this in a way that's legal and fair
Get military records of service for the Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), British Army and Royal Air Force - who can apply, how long it takes, cost, how to apply.
Detailed guide on domestic abuse, what to do and how to seek help in the United Arab Emirates.
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