Written Question·Home Office·UIN 78158

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Mary Glindon

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Local Authority Registration and Coroner Services Association on their planned timescale to develop a professional qualification for registrars.

Answer

Mike Tapp
The General Register Office for England and Wales, (part of the Home Office) has had no discussions with the Local Authority Registration and Coroner Services Association on their planned timescale to develop a professional qualification for registrars.