Fees

• Full Certificate of birth marriage and death (standard service): £7.00 each
• Full Certificate of birth marriage and death (priority service): £23.00 each

Standard service certificates will be despatched within 4 days (excluding weekends and bank holidays). Priority service certificates will be despatched on the next day (excluding weekends and bank holidays).

Additional references relating to the same application can be checked at a cost of £3.00 each.

Where an incorrect GRO reference is supplied a search fee will be charged and the balance refunded to the card details provided.

The following search fee charges apply:

• Standard search fee: £3.00
• Priority search fee: £19.00

GRO Reference Not Supplied

• Full Certificate of birth, marriage and death (standard service): £10.00 each
• Full Certificate of birth, marriage and death (priority service): £26.00 each

The fee includes a search of the GRO indexes for the entry required. General Register Office staff will carry out this search.

Standard service certificates will be despatched within 15 days (excluding weekends and bank holidays). Priority service certificates will be despatched on the next day (excluding weekends and bank holidays).

Where an entry cannot be located agreeing with the particulars supplied a search fee will be charged and the balance refunded to the card details provided. The following search fee charges apply:

• Standard search fee: £4.50
• Priority search fee: £20.50

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Adoptions

GRO Reference Supplied

• Full Certificate of adoption (standard service) £7.00 each
• Full Certificate of adoption (priority service) £23.00 each
• Short Certificate of adoption (standard service) £5.50 each
• Short Certificate of adoption (priority service) £21.50 each

Standard service certificates will be despatched within 4 days (excluding weekends and bank holidays). Priority service certificates will be despatched on the next day (excluding weekends and bank holidays).

Where an incorrect GRO reference is supplied a search fee will be charged and the balance refunded to the card details provided. The following search fee charges apply:

• Standard search fee: £3.00
• Priority search fee: £19.00

GRO Reference Not Supplied

• Full Certificate of adoption (standard service): £10.00 each
• Full Certificate of adoption (priority service): £26.00 each
• Short Certificate of adoption (standard service): £8.50 each
• Short Certificate of adoption (priority service): £24.50 each

The fee includes a search of the Adopted Children Register for the entry required. General Register Office staff will carry out this search.

Standard service certificates will be despatched within 5 days (excluding weekends and bank holidays). Priority service certificates will be despatched on the next day (excluding weekends and bank holidays).

Extra copies of the same entry can be issued at the same time for a fee of :

• Full certificate (Standard and Priority) £7.00 each
• Short certificate (Standard and Priority) £5.50 each

Where an entry cannot be located agreeing with the particulars supplied a search fee will be charged and the balance refunded to the card details provided. The following search fee charges apply:

• Standard search fee: £4.50
• Priority search fee: £20.50

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Overseas

GRO Reference Supplied

• Full Certificate of birth marriage and death (standard service): £7.00 each
• Full Certificate of birth marriage and death (priority service): £23.00 each

Standard service certificates will be despatched within 4 days (excluding weekends and bank holidays). Priority service certificates will be despatched on the next day (excluding weekends and bank holidays).

Where an incorrect GRO reference is supplied a search fee will be charged and the balance refunded to the card details provided. A search fee of £3.00 will apply.

GRO Reference Not Supplied

• Full Certificate of birth marriage and death (standard service) £10.00 each
• Full Certificate of birth marriage and death (priority service) £26.00 each

The fee includes a search of the GRO Overseas indexes for the entry required. General Register Office staff will carry out this search.

Standard service certificates will be despatched within 5 days (excluding weekends and bank holidays). Priority service certificates will be despatched on the next day (excluding weekends and bank holidays).

Where an entry cannot be located agreeing with the particulars supplied a search fee will be charged and the balance refunded to the card details provided. A search fee of £4.50 will apply.