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Births, marriages and deaths

We are closed for training on Wednesday 18 December 2024.

Our Wakefield office will be closed from 2pm.

Our Pontefract office will be closed from 12pm.

Apologies for any inconvenience. 

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.
    Flowers near a grave

  • 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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