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Births
Register a birth, stillbirth or re-register a birth.
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- RegistrationFind out how to register a birth and what documents and information you’ll need for the registration.
- RegistrationFind out how to register a stillbirth and what documents and information you’ll need for the registration.
- RegistrationRe-register a birth or stillbirth, add the father, other parent, or the parents’ marriage or civil partnership if it was after the birth.
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Deaths
Find out what you need to do to register a death in Scotland, what information you need to tell us, and how to let other services and government departments know someone has died.
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- RegistrationWhat you need to do to register a death in Scotland, what information you need to tell us, and how to let other council service and government departments know someone has died.
- Service requestFind out how you can tell the government about a death once so they can share the information across their departments and with the relevant council.
- GuideFuneral Support Payment, benevolent funds, funerals for deceased with no family, estates of the deceased, advice on arranging a funeral.
- RegistrationHow to order a copy of a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate, what information you need to provide and how much it costs.
- RegistrationYou can book a renewal ceremony if you'd like to renew your marriage or civil partnership vows.
- RegistrationFind out how to record a change of forename or surname and what processes you'll need to follow.
- RegistrationA naming ceremony is an opportunity for parents to announce the names that have been chosen for the child or children in the presence of invited family members and friends.
- RegistrationFind out how to apply for British citizenship and what happens at a citizenship ceremony.
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