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Registration of Births and Deaths (Welsh Language) Bill

A Bill to make provision about the registration of births and deaths where particulars are given in Welsh and English; to permit certificates of particulars of entries of registers of births and deaths to be in Welsh or English only in such circumstances; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Parliament last updated

8 April 2010

In Plain English

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This Bill would govern how births and deaths are registered when information is provided in both Welsh and English. It would allow certificates showing the details of those registrations to be issued in Welsh or English in those circumstances. Overall, it aims to strengthen the Welsh language option in official birth and death records.

Key Points

  • Clarifies how birth and death registrations are handled when particulars are given in Welsh and English
  • Allows certificates of particulars to be issued in Welsh or English for such entries
  • Promotes Welsh language use in civil registration and related processes
  • Includes other connected provisions to support Welsh language administration

Who is affected?

People registering births or deaths in Wales who prefer Welsh language recordsWelsh-speaking families and individualsRegistrars and civil registration offices in WalesOrganisations supporting the Welsh language

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Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

1 Mar 2010

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News (1)

News - Registration of Births and Deaths (Welsh Language)

1 Jan 1970
This Bill was presented to Parliament on1 March 2010. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.

The Bill is a Private Member's Bill which are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate. If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the text, then you would need to speak to the Member sponsoring the Bill.


The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

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