Registrars data collection

Monday to Friday, between 9am and 5pm.

Collection of data

TABLE TITLE
Data provider Purpose Information Personal information Statutory basis Lawful basis
*Qualified informant To complete a birth registration (including still birth) Registration district and sub district of birth Entry number,Date and place of birth,Name and surname,Sex,Name,Surname and occupation of father (if recorded),Name,Surname and occupation of mother,Usual address,Name,Surname and usual address of the informant (if not the mother or father),Date of registration,Name of registrar Yes S1 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953,Regulation 7 Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
*Qualified informant Statistical purposes Age of mother,Age of father or parent (if registered),No. of previous children,Date of marriage or civil partnership of parents (if appropriate),Whether the mother had any marriage or civil partnership before that date Yes, as linked to the birth registration S1 Population Statistics Act 1938 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
*Qualified informant Statistical purposes Industry of employment and employment status Yes, as linked to the birth registration No provision (collected voluntarily) 6 (e) public task The right to have personal data erased does not apply
*Qualified informant To complete a death registration Registration district and sub district of death Entry number,Date and place of death,Name,Surname,Maiden name
(if applicable),Sex,Occupation and usual address of the deceased,Date and place of birth of the deceased,Name,Surname and usual
address of the informant,Cause of death,Date of registration,Name of the registrar
Yes, in relation to informant’s details S15 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
*Qualified informant Statistical purposes Condition of deceased (i.e. single,married etc),Age of surviving spouse or civil partner (if any) Yes, as linked to death registration which contains the informant’s details S1 Population Statistics Act 1938 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
*Qualified informant Statistical purposes Length of stay in a communal establishment,Industry of employment and employment status of the,Deceased Yes, as linked to death registration which contains the informant’s details No provision (collected voluntarily) 6 (e) public task The right to have personal data erased does not apply
Doctor certifying a death via a qualified informant* To complete a death registration and statistical purposes Name and age of deceased,Cause of death,Interval between onset of disease and death,Place of death and if in a
hospital,the name of the consultant,Date last seen alive,Whether seen or not seen after death,Whether referred to the coroner
and by whom,Whether additional medical details sought,Signature of certifying doctor,Residence and qualification
Yes S22 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
Coroner To complete a death registration Information required to complete a death registration and coroner’s name. May include informant’s details Yes S23 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
Party to a marriage Marriage notice Name and surname,Date of birth,Sex,Condition,Occupation,Address,Period of residence,Place of marriage,Nationality Yes S27 Marriage Act 1949 Regulation 4 Registration of Marriage Regulations 2015 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
Party to a marriage Marriage registration District of marriage,Place of marriage,Entry number,Date of marriage,Name and surname of parties to the marriage,Age,condition,rank or profession,Residence at the time of the marriage,Name,Surname and rank or profession of each party’s father Signatures of both parties and their witnesses,Name of the person(s) Yes S53 Marriage Act 1949 Regulation 12 Registration of Marriage Regulations 2015 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
Party to a civil partnership Civil partnership notice Name and surname,Date of birth,Sex,Condition,Occupation,Address,Period of residence,Place of formation of civil
partnership,Nationality
Yes S8 Civil Partnership Act 2004 Regulation 3 Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
Party to a civil partnership Civil partnership register Registration Authority where the civil partnership was registered,Date and place of civil,Partnership registration,Name and surname of civil partners,Date of birth,Sex,condition and occupation of the civil partners,Residence at the time of the civil
partnership registration,Father’s name,Surname and occupation of each civil partner,Mother’s name,surname and occupation of each civil partner, Signatures of civil partners,Name and surname of witnesses,Signature of civil partnership,Registrar
Yes S2 Civil Partnership Act 2004 Regulation 11 Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply
Home Office (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration/Immigration and Enforcement ) via applicant for citizenship Citizenship ceremony Name and surname,Date of birth,Sex,Address,Place of birth,Country of birth Yes Regulation 6A British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 6 (c) legal obligation The rights to object to processing of personal data or have personal data erased do not apply

Sharing of registration information

Civil Registration services

Civil Registration services
Recipient Purpose Information Personal information Statutory provision Lawful basis
Applicant for a certificate To obtain a
certified copy of
a birth, death,
marriage or civil
partnership entry
Where the applicant can identify
the relevant entry and pay the
fee, all the information contained
in a birth, death or marriage
entry; name, surname and date
of birth for a short certificate; full
details from a civil partnership
entry where the applicant can
provide the address of the civil
partners; all information
excluding address of the civil
partners where the applicant
cannot provide it.
Yes S31 and S33
Births and
Deaths
Registration Act
1953
S64 Marriage
Act
Regulation 15
Civil partnership
(Registration
provisions)
Regulations
2005
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Superintendent
registrar
To certify
registration
records
Quarterly returns of births
(including still- births) and death
registrations from registrars
Yes S26 Births and
Deaths
Registration Act
1953
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Superintendent
registrar
To certify
registration
records
Quarterly returns of marriage
registrations from everyone
required to register marriages
Yes S57 Marriage
Act 1949
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Registrar
General
To compile and
maintain a
central record of
registration
events
Certified copies of birth
(including still births) and death
registrations from
superintendent registrars
Yes S27 Births and
Deaths
Registration Act
1953
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Registrar
General
To support UK
Statistics
Authority
requirement to
produce
statistical
information
Birth, still-birth and death
confidential particulars to be
collected by the RG
Yes S2 Population
(Statistics) Act
1938
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Registrar General To support UK
Statistics
Authority
requirement to
produce
statistical
information
Birth, still-birth and death
voluntary particulars
Yes No provision
(collected
voluntarily)
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
Registrar General To support UK
Statistics
Authority
requirement to
produce
statistical
information
Medical Certificate of Cause of
Death additional information
Yes Regulation 11
The Registration
of Births Deaths
and Marriages
Regulations
1968
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Registrar General To compile and
maintain a
central record of
registration
events
Certified copies of marriage
registrations from
superintendent registrars
Yes S58 Marriage
Act 1949
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Registrar General To report an
offence or
suspicion of an
offence
Forged documents Yes Regulation
72(1)(b) of the
Registration of
Births and
Deaths
Regulations
1987 (births and
deaths)
Regulation 23(1)
of the
Registration of
Marriage
Regulations
2015
(marriages)
Regulation 18 of
the Civil
Partnership
(Registration
Provisions)
Regulations
2005 (civil
partnerships)
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Registrar General Crime fighting
purposes
Suspicious applications for birth
certificates, benefit fraud,
fraudulent documents etc
Yes Schedule 6
Immigration Act
2014
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
Party to a
civil
partnership
Civil partnership
notice
Name and surname
Date of birth
Sex
Condition
Occupation
Address
Period of residence
Place of formation of civil
partnership
Nationality
Yes S8 Civil
Partnership Act
2004
Regulation 3
Civil Partnership
(Registration
Provisions)
Regulations
2005
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply

Other Government Departments

Civil Registration services
Recipient Purpose Information Personal information Statutory provision Lawful basis
Department for
Work and
Pensions
In relation to its
functions under
the Contribution
and Benefits Act
and the Social
Security
Administration
Act 1992
Death registration extracts
via Tell Us Once
Via BD8 form
No S125 Social
Security
Administration
Act 1992
The Social
Security
(Notification of
Deaths)
Regulations
2012
Provision under
review
Not applicable as not
personal information
Not applicable as not
personal information
Department for
Work and
Pensions
To support the
Tell us Once
birth service
Birth information from
registrations and declarations
Yes S19A
Registration
Service Act
1953
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
Department of
Health and
Social Care
To assist the
delivery of those
functions
exercisable by
the organisation
in relation to the
health service
Death registrations due to
vaccination (form 111)
Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
Provision under
review
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
Home Office
(United Kingdom
Visas and
Immigration/Imm
igration and
Enforcement)
HO Immigration
enforcement
action
Marriage and civil partnership
notice information for those in
scope of the referral and
investigation scheme
Yes S28H Marriage
Act 1949
S12A Civil
Partnership Act
2004
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Home Office
(United Kingdom
Visas and
Immigration/Imm
igration and
Enforcement)
HO Immigration
enforcement
action
Information held by the
registration officer in relation to
sham marriages
Yes S24 Immigration
and Asylum Act
1999
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Home Office
(United Kingdom
Visas and
Immigration/Imm
igration and
Enforcement)
HO
Immigration
enforcement
action
Information held by the
registration officer
(S24A Sham CP)
Yes S24A
Immigration and
Asylum Act 1999
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Home Office
(United Kingdom
Visas and
Immigration/Imm
igration and
Enforcement)
HO Immigration
enforcement
action
Information held by the
registration officer
(where registration officer
suspects immigration offences
e.g. overstayers, working
illegally)
Yes Schedule 6
Immigration Act
2014
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
Home Office
(United Kingdom
Visas and
Immigration/Imm
igration and
Enforcement)
HO Immigration
enforcement
action
Information held by the
registration officer where request
received
Yes Schedule 6
Immigration Act
2014
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
Home Office
(United Kingdom
Visas and
Immigration/Imm
igration and
Enforcement)
HO
Immigration
enforcement
action
Supply nationality
documents where it is suspected
that an individual may be liable
to removal from the United
Kingdom and the document may
facilitate the removal.
Yes Section 20A
Immigration and
Asylum Act 1999
6 (c) legal
obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Home Office
(United Kingdom
Visas and
Immigration/Imm
igration and
Enforcement)
To inform the
HO of new
citizens who
have attended a
citizenship
ceremony
Names of attendees at
citizenship ceremonies
Yes Regulation 6A
British
Nationality
(General)
(Amendment)
Regulations
2003
6 (c) legal
obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply

Local Authorities

Civil Registration services
Recipient Purpose Information Personal information Statutory provision Lawful basis
Education
department
For those
education
functions the LA
is required to
deliver
Birth and Death registrations Yes S564(3)
Education Act
1996
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Council Tax
Billing
Authorities
For those
functions set out
in part 1 of the
Government
Finance Act
1992
Name and surname, date of
death and usual address of
deaths of over 18s
No Para 13 Sch 2
Local
Government
Finance Act
1992 Reg 5
Council Tax
(Administration
and
Enforcement)
Regulations
1992
Not applicable as not
personal data
Electoral
Registration
Officers
To maintain an
accurate list of
those entitled to
be registered on
the electoral
register and
qualifying
addresses
Inspection, with authorisation to
make copies, of records kept (in
whatever form). Relates to
marriages and deaths.
Yes S53(3)
Representation
of the People
Act 1983
Reg 35
Representation
of the People
(England and
Wales)
Regulations
2001
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Local
Safeguarding
Children Board
Functions as set
out in s1(1) of
the Children and
Young Person
Act 2008
Death registrations of under 18s Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
S31 Children
and Young
Persons Act
2008
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Fraud
department
Crime fighting
purposes
Offences relating to council tax
benefit or housing benefit
Yes Schedule 6
Immigration Act
2014
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
Safeguarding
Team
Child and adult
protection
Suspected maltreatment of an
adult or child
Yes Schedule 6
Immigration Act
2014
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply

Others

TABLE TITLE
Recipient Purpose Information Personal information Statutory provision Lawful basis
Coroner Investigations Deaths falling into those
categories set out in regulation
41 of Registration of Births and
Deaths regulations 1987
Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
Births and
Deaths
Registration Act
1953
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
National Health
Service
Commissioning
Board, Clinical
Commissioning
Groups, local
authorities
(England)
To assist the
delivery of those
functions
exercisable by
the organisation
in relation to the
health service
Birth (including still birth) and
Death registrations
Yes S269(2) National
Health Service
Act 2006
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
National Health
Service Local
Health Boards
(Wales)
To assist the
Local Health
Boards in the
performance of
their functions in
relation to the
health service
Birth and Death registrations Yes S200(2) National
Health Service
(Wales) Act
2006
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Public pension
payers
To assist
government
departments in
the
administration of
pensions
Death registrations of public
service pensioners (form 111)
Yes, as contain
informant details
Provision under
review
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
General
Pharmaceutical
Council
Removal of
names from the
register
Death notifications (form 111) of
registered pharmacists and
registered pharmacy technicians
Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
Pharmacy Order
2010
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Law Society Removal of
names from the
register
Death certificates of solicitors Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
Provision under
review
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
General Optical
Council
Removal of
names from the
register
Death certificates of opticians Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
S10(2) Opticians
Act 1989
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
District Medical
Officer
(England). Chief
Administrative
Medical Officer
(Wales
Removal of
names from the
register
Death certificates of midwives Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
Provision under
review
6 (e) public task
The right to have
personal data erased
does not apply
General Medical
Council
Removal of
names from the
register
Death registrations of registered
medical practitioners (form 111)
Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
S30(6) Medical
Act 1983
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
General Dental
Council
Removal of
names from the
register
Death registrations of dentists
(form 111)
Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
S23(1) Dentists
Act 1984
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply
Royal College of
Veterinary
Surgeons
Removal of
names from the
register
Death registrations of veterinary
surgeons (form 111)
Yes, as contain
informant’s
details
S13(1)
Veterinary
Surgeons Act
1966
6 (c) legal obligation
The rights to object to
processing of personal
data or have personal
data erased do not apply