I just noticed info about this on the Irish GRO site:
The General Register Office - GRO Project
I haven't read all the info yet, but I noticed this on the page about how to order certificates:
New Security Certificates
Issue of new security certificates under Modernisation of General Registration Office ( GRO ) Programme
1. Introduction
The above-mentioned modernisation programme includes the electronic registration of life events i.e. births, deaths and marriages and the production of life event certificates in a new format.
2. New Style Certificates
Phase 1 of the programme commenced on 1 July 2003. From that date two new styles of life event certificates are being produced for certain years i.e. Births from 1864 (all births records), Marriages from 1920 and Deaths from 1924:
(a) the certificate in "landscape" style features a photographic image of the life event registration details copied from the relevant Register.
(b) the certificate in "portrait" style has all the life event details printed on it in typed format.
The certificate described at (a) above will be the more common one presented initially. Over time examples of certificates described at (b) above will appear.
Does anybody know if this means that in the future (er, and the past few years?!) if you order a certificate from them, it will be a typed up one instead of a photocopy of the original? Sounds bad to me if that is what it means!
The General Register Office - GRO Project
I haven't read all the info yet, but I noticed this on the page about how to order certificates:
New Security Certificates
Issue of new security certificates under Modernisation of General Registration Office ( GRO ) Programme
1. Introduction
The above-mentioned modernisation programme includes the electronic registration of life events i.e. births, deaths and marriages and the production of life event certificates in a new format.
2. New Style Certificates
Phase 1 of the programme commenced on 1 July 2003. From that date two new styles of life event certificates are being produced for certain years i.e. Births from 1864 (all births records), Marriages from 1920 and Deaths from 1924:
(a) the certificate in "landscape" style features a photographic image of the life event registration details copied from the relevant Register.
(b) the certificate in "portrait" style has all the life event details printed on it in typed format.
The certificate described at (a) above will be the more common one presented initially. Over time examples of certificates described at (b) above will appear.
Does anybody know if this means that in the future (er, and the past few years?!) if you order a certificate from them, it will be a typed up one instead of a photocopy of the original? Sounds bad to me if that is what it means!
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