westsussex.gov.uk Request a copy or an amendment to a certificate England : West Sussex County Council
Name of the Organization : West Sussex County Council
Type of Facility : Request a copy or an amendment to a certificate
Country : England
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Request a copy or an amendment to a certificate :
Overview :
** We hold records of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships that occurred in West Sussex since 1837.
Related : West Sussex County Council How to Register & Re-register a Birth England : www.statusin.org/26051.html
** Our Record Office also holds a number of earlier records, which you can find information about in Record Office sources and collections.
Copies of these certificates can be purchased :
** online
** by phone, post or in person using the standard or same day express service.
** These methods are for UK residents only – see Order a copy certificate for details of how to order if you live abroad.
Order a copy certificate :
** Order and pay online (Please note that the online booking system cannot be used on a mobile or tablet.)
** Order and pay by phone: 01243 642122
** Submit your request in writing to the Centralised Certificates Office, Registration Service, County Hall
** Chichester, PO19 1RN
** Please remember to enclose a cheque or postal order made payable to West Sussex County Council and include a stamped self-addressed envelope to cover postage.
** Please include a phone number so that we can contact you if we need to check any details.
Non-UK residents :
** If you live outside the UK, please submit your request in writing to the address above and include a self-addressed envelope and payment to include international postage, by cheque or postal order in UK sterling, made payable to West Sussex County Council.
** Please make it clear in your letter what postal service you have paid for.
Fees :
Standard 7-day service : £10.00
** Copy certificates issued after the registration appointment will cost £10.00, plus £1 postage and packing and are posted by Royal Mail first class post.
** Certificates are usually dispatched within 7 days, provided that we hold the relevant register.
** Family history certificates may take longer to dispatch.
** If ordering by post, please confirm the number of certificates required, enclose a self-addressed envelope and payment in sterling; cheque or postal orders should be made out to West Sussex County Council.
Same day express service : £30.00
** Orders must be made online, by phone, post or in person before 12 noon, Monday-Friday.
** Certificates can be collected from 3pm the same day, or posted by first class or next-day delivery, provided we hold the relevant register.
** Collections only from the Centralised Certificate Office, West Sussex Record Office, Orchard Street Chichester, PO19 1DD.
** Should an entry not be traced, the Registrar will contact you as soon as possible to arrange a refund.
Postage charges :
** Royal Mail first class postage and packing £1.
** Royal Mail special delivery guaranteed up until 1.00pm next day – £6.45 (you must be at home to sign for your parcel). You will be charged for this service.
** Royal Mail special delivery guaranteed up until 1.00pm with Saturday guarantee – £10.74 (you must be at home to sign for your parcel).
** You will be charged for this service
What information will I need?
** As well as your contact details, and why you need the copy certificate, you will also need to have the following information.
Birth certificate :
** Full name at birth, date of birth, place of birth, father’s full name and mother’s full name.
Death certificate :
** Full name of deceased, occupation, home address, date of death, place of death, date of birth or age at death and, if married or in a civil partnership, please give name and surname of spouse/civil partner.
Marriage certificate :
** Full names for both parties at the time of the registration and the date and place (church or venue and town) of the marriage.
Civil partnership certificate :
** Full names and addresses for both parties at the time of the registration and the date and place (venue and town) of the ceremony.