Name of the Organization : Surrey County Council
Type of Facility : How To Obtain Copy Certificates
State : Surrey
Country : England
Website : https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/
How To Obtain Copy Certificates :
By post:
** This facility is for both standard and priority services. Write to us or print the relevant form from the bottom of this page.
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** Send your application with the appropriate fee (see below for details).
** Postal orders should be made payable to Surrey County Council and posted to
** Guildford Register Office, Artington House, 42 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 4DZ.
** Please note that as from 1 April 2016, we will no longer accept payment by cheque.
By telephone :
** Please contact us with the details of the certificate you require together with your card details and they will be forwarded to Guildford Register Office for processing.
** Both the standard and priority services are available through this method.
In person :
** At Guildford Register Office only, we offer a while you wait service provided you arrive before 3pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays) or you are able to simply drop off your application in person for processing.
** You are also able to hand in your applications for a certificate at either of our other main offices at Leatherhead and Weybridge who will forward it for you to Guildford Register Office.
** However, this may result in a delay in your application being processed.
** Payment can be made by debit/credit card or cash and will be taken when you drop off your application.
Birth certificate :
To apply for a full certified copy of a birth record we need to know :
** full name of the child (as registered at birth)
** date of birth
** Place of birth (eg, hospital, home address)
** parents names (as shown on the original registration)
** A full birth certificate contains all the information recorded in the original birth register including mother and father’s details (where recorded).
** This certificate is required for official purposes such as passport and driving licence applications, and for many insurance, employment, pension and salary requirements.
** Birth certificates are not evidence of identity.
Marriage certificate :
To apply for a certified copy of a marriage record we need to know :
** full names of the bride and groom
** date of the marriage ceremony
** name of the wedding venue
Can I order a copy of my marriage certificate if I got married in church :
** Churches keep their own registers until they are full. After this, they are passed to Guildford Register Office to be archived.
** The Surrey Registration Service is only able to issue copies of marriage certificates if we have the register – if it is still at the church, you will need to apply to the church for a copy.
** Before applying, you may wish to check with the church to see who has the register.
Death certificate :
To apply for a certified copy of a death record we need to know :
** the deceased’s full name
** their date of death
** where the person died
How much will it cost :
** Please note that if you do not send the correct amount for your certificate and postal charge, we will be unable to process your order which will result in a delay in you receiving your certificate.
While you wait : (Guildford Register Office)
** £25 each – provided you arrive before 3pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays).
Priority service :
** £16 each – collected from Guildford Register Office
** £17 each – posted first class to a UK address
** £18 each – posted Royal Mail Recorded Signed For service to a UK address (first class) – please ensure that someone will be present to sign for the delivery
** £18 each – posted first class to a European/Overseas address
Standard service :
** £10 each – collected from Guildford Register Office
** £11 each – posted first class to a UK address
** £12 each – posted Royal Mail Recorded Signed For to a UK address (first class) – please ensure that someone will be present to sign for the delivery
** £12 each – posted first class to a European/Overseas address