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To speak to an adviser, please call our free and confidential advice line 0808 801 0366 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3pm, excluding Bank Holidays). Or you can ask us a question via email using our advice enquiry form.
General Register Office
This is the government agency for England and Wales that is responsible for:
- Maintaining a register of all births and deaths.
- Maintaining a register of all marriages and civil partnerships.
- Maintaining the Adoption Children Register. This is a record of all adoptions ordered by the courts since 1927. A certified copy of an entry is equivalent to a birth certificate for an adopted person.
- Managing the Adoption Contact Register. This register enables adopted adults and birth families to get in touch with each other.
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