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Fund free online access & release all historic birth, marriage & death records

Submitted by Louis Hollobon on Monday 14th July 2025

Published on Monday 18th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 18th February 2026

Signatures: 54

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Access ~ Cost ~ Digital ~ Education ~ England ~ England and Wales ~ fund ~ Historic ~ history ~ Images ~ Marriage ~ Offered ~ part ~ The National ~ Wales ~ Years

Petition Action

Fund free online access & release all historic birth, marriage & death records

Petition Details

We urge the Government to provide funding to make digital images of historic (100+ years old) birth, marriage, and death certificates for England and Wales freely available online, and to digitise and release remaining records as part of the national heritage.

Additional Information

We believe these records are valuable for education, history, and family research. Other countries offer free or low-cost access. We believe the UK should treat these not as commercial products but as public records that are accessible to all.


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