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Offline Evergreen7

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Data Protection Legislation
« on: Friday 29 May 15 01:47 BST (UK) »
Hi.
am new to these posts, so please forgive.  Could anyone please advise me as to the rule(how many yrs.) for Marriage Cert  and also Death Cert.  I know there is the 100 yr. rule for Birth Cert in respect of living individuals. 
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Re: Data Protection Legislation
« Reply #1 on: Friday 29 May 15 01:49 BST (UK) »
Whereabouts in the world are you referring to.  :)

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Re: Data Protection Legislation
« Reply #2 on: Friday 29 May 15 08:14 BST (UK) »
In England and Wales you can apply for any birth and death certificate. However they say this on the website.

Q3. What information do I need to apply online?
To get the fastest response, you should provide the GRO index reference number for the certificate that you are interested in, but it isn’t essential. You will be prompted to supply further details for more recent births and deaths (within the last 50 years) as you complete the online application form. If you are unable to complete the mandatory fields, then you will not be able to apply online.

This was brought in a few years ago to make identity theft more difficult.

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« Reply #3 on: Friday 29 May 15 15:02 BST (UK) »
I have a feeling that while in England and Wales they would like you to provide more information where a more recent event is concerned they cannot deny you a certificate if you insist.

However, I think it possible that Evergreen7 is referring to Scotland. It's true that on the ScotlandsPeople website birth registrations less than 100 years old cannot be viewed online but there is a button for ordering a legal extract to posted out without further ado. Similar arrangements are in place for marriages and death records 75 and 50 years old respectively.

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