Order a certificate via post or in person
If you are unable to apply for a certificate online, you are able to download an application to print off and post to us. Alternatively you can apply in person. Please note, if you apply in person at our office in Gloucestershire Archives, the standard / express service turn around time will apply.
Address:
We are located within the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub.
If you apply at our office, we can accept debit / credit card, cash & cheque. Cheques are not accepted for the Priority Service.
Gloucestershire Registration Service – Copy Certificates
Gloucestershire Heritage Hub
Clarence Row
Alvin Street
Gloucester
GL1 3DW
Opening Hours:
- Tuesday – 9am – 4.30pm
- Wednesday – 9am – 4.30pm
- Thursday – 9am – 4.30pm
- Friday – 9am – 4.30pm
You can order:
- A full birth, marriage/civil partnership or death certificate for £12.50 to be issued within 15 working days. Certificates will be sent via Royal Mail 2nd class delivery service. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Gloucestershire County Council’.
- A short birth certificate for £12.50 to be issued within 15 working days. Certificates will be sent via Royal Mail 2nd class post. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Gloucestershire County Council’ Please note a short birth certificate does not include details of the parents and is not accepted by passport offices and many other organisations.
- A priority service is available for any certificate for £38.50 to be issued on the next working day. Certificates will be sent via Royal Mail 1st class post. Cheque payments are not accepted for the priority service. Please note this service is not available at weekends or Bank Holidays.
All certificates must be paid for before we issue them. Gloucestershire Registration Service is not liable for any certificates that are delayed or lost in the post.
There is an option to request collection from Gloucestershire Registration Service based within Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester GL1 3DW at the time of ordering. You will be then contacted by the Copy Certificates Team when the certificate is ready for collection. Your certificate will be posted to the address on your application if not collected within 10 days of receiving your notification email.
Application Forms
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