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Birth certificate
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I have no idea where mine is. I am at that difficult age (36) where most of my stuff is at my house but some bits are at my parents, and I have no idea what is where and nor do they.
Where can I get another copy from, should I need it?
Where can I get another copy from, should I need it?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You need to go to the registry office in the town where you were registered at birth to obtain a duplicate. You will need to take ID with you and if memory serves me , it's around �9 for a copy. This happened to me a few years back and after I had bought a new copy , I found the original. Sods law eh ?
from the register office where your parent(s) registered your birth, they cost about �7 or so now and you can get a full certified copy. Just ring them and give them your name and date of birth and sometimes if it is a big city you would need the district, i think you can pay by card over thephone now and they will post u the copy
Actually Dot , I was asked to bring ID for a duplicate in Scotland. Not of my maiden name - to prove my identity and current address. I'm only going on what I was asked for. What is to stop anyone walking in to a registry office and paying for someone else's birth certificate if they know their personal details ?
There you go then. The rules must vary in different regional offices. I DID have to provide ID but was not asked to pay any more for same day provision. I picked it up there and then. As wonderwoman says , perhaps the best thing to do is take ID with you just in case or even telephone your local office to see what you are required to bring , if anything at all. To be honest , I did not know that you could obtain a birth certificate via the post. I always assumed that you had to be present to pick up the copy , so there you go.
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