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Births, marriages and deaths

The Register office is closed once every 6 weeks on a Wednesday for staff training, our next training date is: Wednesday 19 March 2025. Our Wakefield Office will be closed from 9am to 12pm. Our Pontefract Office will be closed from 9am to 2pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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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  • Citizenship ceremonies

    Learn more about what a citizenship ceremony is, how you can book one, and more.
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