The service provides for the statutory registration of births, deaths and marriages in the registration district of Dudley Metropolitan Borough. There are three offices in the borough: one at Stourbridge and two at Dudley. Registrars are appointed and paid for by the local authority, with the Registrar General’s approval, under a Registration Scheme which is approved by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The function of the service is to register all births, deaths and marriages according to the 1994 Marriage Act, the 1953 Birth & Deaths Registration Acts and the 1953 Registration Services Act. We also issue copies of certificates from historical records. We estimate we served 53,000 customers in the last financial year. We are required to comply with statutory requirements and are subject to regular checks by HM Inspectors. Responsibility for the service is shared between General Register Office and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Stourbridge Office was awarded a Charter Mark in 1999. The Registration Service collectively gained a Charter Mark in April 2003 and again in January 2006 as part of Corporate Estate Services.
Documents legalised for use abroad
Information and guidance on how to legalise documents is available on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Legalisation Office, on the 8th August the Legalisation office will be relocating to Norfolk House (West), Central Milton Keynes.
