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Death Certificates: Fees and Charges

Asked by Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 126448

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered introducing reduced fees or fee waivers for additional copies of death certificates purchased at the same time.

Answered by Sarah Jones

Civil registration fees, including those for issuing certificates, are set at a level to recover the full cost of delivering the service in line with HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money Principles.

Registration officials can waive, reduce, or refund any fee in exceptional circumstances due to hardship or for compassionate reasons.

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