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Re: Lancashire BMD Certificate Ordering
« Reply #9 on: Friday 20 November 15 13:04 GMT (UK) »
The costs of certificates is set by GRO, even for local registration offices - it is £10.

However, local offices can make additional charges for postage and for express or while you wait services.

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Re: Lancashire BMD Certificate Ordering
« Reply #10 on: Monday 21 March 16 08:24 GMT (UK) »
Has anyone tried to order a certificate from the online Lancashire certificate ordering service lately? I tried to order a death certificate a couple of months ago and got a "internal server error message" I have just tried again and got the same message, so I wondered if they were no longer offering an online service.
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Re: Lancashire BMD Certificate Ordering
« Reply #11 on: Monday 21 March 16 08:31 GMT (UK) »
Have you seen this, in case it makes a difference
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=743519.0
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Re: Lancashire BMD Certificate Ordering
« Reply #12 on: Monday 21 March 16 08:37 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: rosie99 on Monday 21 March 16 08:31 GMT (UK)
Have you seen this, in case it makes a difference
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=743519.0

The Link on that Thread doesn't seem to work.

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Re: Lancashire BMD Certificate Ordering
« Reply #13 on: Monday 21 March 16 08:44 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: AntonyMMM on Friday 20 November 15 13:04 GMT (UK)
The costs of certificates is set by GRO, even for local registration offices - it is £10.

However, local offices can make additional charges for postage and for express or while you wait services.

Legally only the GRO can make extra charges for a "priority service" . This was legislated for under two Amendment of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Orders the first in 2010 then again in 2014.
Local Registrars and Superintendent Registrars were not given legal authority to charge for a "priority service" and for them to do so means they are defrauding ever person who applies for a certificate under the standard service as they are allowing others to queue jump.

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Re: Lancashire BMD Certificate Ordering
« Reply #14 on: Monday 21 March 16 08:50 GMT (UK) »
I hardly think that "defrauding"    is an accurate description.
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Re: Lancashire BMD Certificate Ordering
« Reply #15 on: Monday 21 March 16 09:12 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Guy Etchells on Monday 21 March 16 08:44 GMT (UK)
Quote from: AntonyMMM on Friday 20 November 15 13:04 GMT (UK)
The costs of certificates is set by GRO, even for local registration offices - it is £10.

However, local offices can make additional charges for postage and for express or while you wait services.

Legally only the GRO can make extra charges for a "priority service" . This was legislated for under two Amendment of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Orders the first in 2010 then again in 2014.
Local Registrars and Superintendent Registrars were not given legal authority to charge for a "priority service" and for them to do so means they are defrauding ever person who applies for a certificate under the standard service as they are allowing others to queue jump.

Cheers
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Happy to change my original post to "local offices can often add additional charges for postage and for express or while you wait services."

Whatever the legality - I don't know of a registration office that doesn't offer such a service.

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Re: Lancashire BMD Certificate Ordering
« Reply #16 on: Monday 21 March 16 09:17 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: AntonyMMM on Monday 21 March 16 09:12 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Guy Etchells on Monday 21 March 16 08:44 GMT (UK)
Quote from: AntonyMMM on Friday 20 November 15 13:04 GMT (UK)
The costs of certificates is set by GRO, even for local registration offices - it is £10.

However, local offices can make additional charges for postage and for express or while you wait services.

Legally only the GRO can make extra charges for a "priority service" . This was legislated for under two Amendment of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Orders the first in 2010 then again in 2014.
Local Registrars and Superintendent Registrars were not given legal authority to charge for a "priority service" and for them to do so means they are defrauding ever person who applies for a certificate under the standard service as they are allowing others to queue jump.

Cheers
Guy

Happy to change my original post to "local offices can often add additional charges for postage and for express or while you wait services."

Whatever the legality - I don't know of a registration office that doesn't offer such a service.
            They seem incapable or unwilling  to offer the While-you-wait service  these days.  Is it because the sub offices no longer store old ledgers  at their local offices?
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Re: Lancashire BMD Certificate Ordering
« Reply #17 on: Monday 21 March 16 09:27 GMT (UK) »
Certainly the office I worked at until recently still offers a 1hr service to personal visitors, and do have the original registers for the area stored in the same building.

I visited a registration office in another area recently and had a certificate produced within about 20 minutes of asking - but with staffing reductions and cost cutting in all local services these days the options available (beyond the statutory requirements)  in different offices will vary.

Ring them and ask - the staff who produced certificates at my office were extremely helpful (and knowledgeable).

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