Here's why, I sent my birth certificate off to get a student loan, and said company sent it back normal post. Apparently a birth certificate isn't as valuable as a pass port and thus did not send it back recorded/registered/signed for. Guess what the said envelope got lost in the post.
Now I have to get a new official original copy of my birth certificate as most employers now insist on seeing an original copy before they employ you.
If you have the GRO index then it costs a mere £9.25 to get a new copy, without it the price increases to £23.40. That is because they would need to search for the GRO which takes time.
How can you get your GRO if you don't know it?
1. Certificates usually have it in one corner (please note official copies may not carry this number). You would need the time of year (split into quarters) and also the number. So as an example a date of birth for February may be Mar 1988 Vol 5 entry 47 (it depends when the parent/guardian registered the birth and not in birth date order)
2. Look up the said information on this website which is free:
https://www.freebmd.org.uk/search
Then make sure you use the official website to order replacement certificates as some other websites over charge for the service.
The official website is:
https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-...ge-certificate
It may well be worth keeping the numbers written down in your emergency binder etc, or in a separate place from the original copies. In my experience just because you take really good care of your certificates others may not be as vigilant.
PS Another certificate number that needs to be noted are educational. I've met two individuals who had to resit qualifications due to certificates being lost. Replacements can be brought from governing bodies for the exams, but you would need to know which board, when, where and what subject you sat.
The Importance of the GRO BMD Certificate Index Numbers
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