Are births recorded at the Registry Office confidential?
Yes. Information in Registry records is private and confidential and will only be issued to eligible applicants in accordance with the Birth Certificate Access Policy and identification requirements. If you are not an eligible applicant you must provide the written authority of a person who is entitled to the certificate together with your own and the authorised person’s identification. There is unrestricted certificate access and no identification requirements are needed for births that occurred more than 75 years ago. Please see Birth Certificate for full details.
