The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees and Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendments introducing fees for the short certificate of death

6.—(1) In regulation 2, in the definition of “relevant information”—

(a) for paragraph (a), substitute—

“(a) in the case of a short certificate of birth provided under section 33(1) of the 1953 Act, any particulars prescribed to be furnished under that section of that Act;”;

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) in the case of a short certificate of death provided under section 33A(1) of the 1953 Act, any particulars prescribed to be furnished under that section of that Act;”.

(2) In the table in Schedule 1, after row 22 insert—

“22ZA	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 section 33A(1)	(a) Standard service for a short certificate of death obtained from a registrar or superintendent registrar	£12.50	The registrar or superintendent registrar providing the certificate
		(b) Priority service for a short certificate of death obtained from a registrar or superintendent registrar	£38.50	The registrar or superintendent registrar providing the certificate
		(c) Standard service for a short certificate of death obtained from the Registrar General	£12.50	The Registrar General
		(d) Priority service for a short certificate of death obtained from the Registrar General	£38.50	The Registrar General”

(1)

Section 33A was inserted by paragraph 19 of Schedule 21 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25).