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Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

Asked by Mary GlindonLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 78158

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Local Authority Registration and Coroner Services Association on their planned timescale to develop a professional qualification for registrars.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The General Register Office for England and Wales, (part of the Home Office) has had no discussions with the Local Authority Registration and Coroner Services Association on their planned timescale to develop a professional qualification for registrars.

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