Births, marriages and deaths

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.
    A newborn sleeping in mothers arm
  • 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

    Order copy certificates for birth, death, marriage, or civil partnership which took place in the Wakefield District.
    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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