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Births, marriages and deaths

Our Offices will be closed on Monday 6 May 2024 all day (Bank Holiday)
Our Wakefield office will be closed on Wednesday 22 May 2024 from 9am to 12pm and our Pontefract Office will be closed from 9am to 2pm.

Learn more about how to register a birth, what to do after a death, organise a ceremony, and other related topics.

  • Register a Birth

    Find out everything you need to know to register the birth of your child.
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  • What to do after a death

    Learn more about the steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
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  • Ceremonies

    Learn more about the steps you need to take to arrange a ceremony in Wakefield.
    A bride and groom signing their marriage documents

  • Ordering a certificate

    Everything you need to start planning your civil partnership celebration with Wakefield registration and celebratory services.
    A close up of a birth certificate and a marriage certificate

  • Contact our register offices

    Learn more about the opening hours of the Registration Service and its out of hours services.
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  • Marriage

    Everything you need to start planning your wedding celebration with Wakefield registration and celebratory services.
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