Written questions

Death Certificates: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 126448 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered introducing reduced fees or fee waivers for additional copies of death certificates purchased at the same time.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Apr 2026

Civil registration fees, including those for issuing certificates, are set at a level to recover the full cost of delivering the service in line with HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money Principles.Registration officials can waive, reduce, or refund any fe...