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

Last Updated

8 April 2010

In Plain English

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The bill would let births and deaths be registered when the information is provided in Welsh and English, and would allow certificates about those registrations to be issued in Welsh or English in the relevant circumstances. It aims to support Welsh language use in civil registration and related documents, with further related changes to the registration system.

Key Points

Allows bilingual (Welsh and English) entries for birth and death registrations.
Permits issuing certificates about those entries in Welsh or English where the circumstances require it.
Includes related provisions to adjust and support the registration process in Wales.

Who is affected?

Parents or guardians registering a birthPeople registering a death (family members/next of kin)Registrars and staff in civil registration officesWelsh language speakers who want Welsh-language certificatesOrganisations and institutions that use birth/death certificates

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Updates & Documents

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.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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