You can order replacement certificates for births, deaths and marriages registered in Scotland from 1855 to date, and civil partnerships registered in Scotland from 2004 to date. Please note that certificates may not be available if the event was registered out with Glasgow, within the current year.
No, you can order any birth, death, marriage, or civil partnership certificate as long as you are able to provide all the details required on the application form.
When you apply, you need to provide:
We will dispatch your certificate within 5 working days of receiving your order.
Your certificate will be sent by Royal Mail First Class post. Orders for overseas customers will be sent by airmail.
Please allow at least 7 working days from the order date before you contact us or 10 working days if you live overseas. If you still haven't received your certificate after this time, please contact us at genreg@glasgow.gov.uk to enquire about your order.
Once you have clicked on the checkout button you will be redirected to the World Pay which is a secure site that will process your card transaction.
You will receive an email confirming your transaction with your unique reference.
Glasgow City Council.
If we are unable to provide the certificate you requested we will refund the card that you paid by. An email will be sent confirming the reason that you are being refunded. For all certificates that we are able to provide once the transaction has been processed no refunds will be given.
Certificate for events occurring in the current year must be obtained directly from the district where the event was registered.