Welsh speakers in Wales and England can request birth, death and marriage certificates in Welsh, English or both languages. Currently there's no legal right to bilingual certificates.
A Bill to require that any birth, death or marriage certificate issued in Wales be issued bilingually in English and Welsh; to make provision for the issuance in England of birth certificates bilingually in English and Welsh where either parent named on the certificate is a Welsh speaker; to make provision for the issuance in England of death certificates bilingually in English and Welsh where the deceased person lived in Wales or was a Welsh speaker; and for connected purposes.
Status: In Progress
Current House: Commons
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Introduced: 2025-10-14