Essential Website Maintenance – Thursday 9th January 2020

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Request Adoptive Birth Certificates


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If you were adopted and require a copy of your adoptive birth certificate, which will be needed for most legal purposes, you can apply online to the General Register Office.

You will require your:

  • name after adoption
  • adoptive parents' names
  • date of birth
  • place of birth

Apply online

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