Certificates

How to apply for a copy of a certificate

The Telford & Wrekin Registration Service can only issue certificates for events that took place in the Telford & Wrekin district.

Visit the GOV.UK website and use the online postcode checker if you are unsure where the event took place

Visit the Shropshire Council website to obtain your certificate if you were born in Shrewsbury

Complete our online form to request a certificate

You will be asked the following details:

• your contact name, address and telephone number
• the full names for the certificate required
• date of event (birth / marriage / civil partnership / death)
• place of event (birth / marriage / civil partnership / death).

Please note: Payment will be taken upon application. Please ensure that you apply only if the event took place in the Telford & Wrekin district.

If you prefer, you can also order a copy certificate directly from the General Register Office.

Visit the General Register Office to order a copy certificate

Last updated: 28/11/2023 15:32