Hello All, Quote 16 December 2002 Registration fees increase The cost of obtaining a standard birth, death or marriage certificate after the initial registration will increase from £6.50 to £7.00 from 1 April 2003. Fees for certificates issued locally at Register Offices The fees for standard certificates of birth, death and marriage issued by superintendent registrars will increase from £6.50 to £7.00 and for short birth certificates from £5.00 to £5.50. The fee for certificates issued at the time of registration by registrars of births and deaths and additional registrars will remain at £3.50. Fees for certificates issued by the General Register Office The fees for short or standard certificates of birth, death and marriage issued centrally by the General Register Office (GRO) following personal or other means of application, will also increase by 50 pence. Unquote Regards Barbara Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants, UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk