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The Common Room / Re: GRO Certificates by email
« on: Saturday 19 September 09 10:29 BST (UK)  »
Those options are quite a bit more expensive, and difficult to swallow unless its an emergency. I was rather hoping email would be a faster and cheaper option, like it seems to be in Scotland.

The last certificate I ordered 11 days ago has still not shown up, and is now 5 days late according to the expected despatch date. Unfortunately this is not the first time I have experienced such postal delays, hence my frustration !

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The Common Room / Re: GRO Certificates by email
« on: Friday 18 September 09 13:15 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for all the feedback, looks like a mixed bag ! I'll probably go ahead and chase getting copies by email as it does seem there is some support. At least if it were to ever happen it would not impact those who prefer a bit of paper, so will not do any harm to go for it

ssjdc

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The Common Room / GRO Certificates by email
« on: Wednesday 16 September 09 21:52 BST (UK)  »
I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty fed up with the post office going on strike yet again, and the certificates I have ordered from the GRO being delayed, yet again. It seems daft to me that we have to use the postal system for certificates when I think many family researchers would be happy with being emailed a copy.
The GRO say that they are required by law to produce certified copies, which means they can be used for passport applications etc., but that doesn't seems very relevant when dealing with GG-Aunt Maud's birth certificate from 1861. Maybe now with the massive growth of genealogy as a hobby there ought to be an option for non-certified copies for information only, which could be emailed.   

Anyway, I'm thinking of starting a petition to get the law changed so am interested to hear what others think of the idea. Is there something I haven't thought of that would make it a non-starter, do people want the option of an emailed certificate ?

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