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Registering a marriage or civil partnership
Forms and documents you'll need to provide to register a marriage or civil partnership
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Most popular first names given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland in 2024
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How to apply to change your name, including cost and processing times
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How to access our search rooms to see our physical records, and selected digital records
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Population estimates for Scotland and its administrative areas by age and sex on 30 June 2024
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Scotland's national archive opens doors
Doors Open Days 2025, 27th September
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Probable suicide deaths lowest since 2017
The number of probable suicides has fallen by 11% compared to 2023.
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Fall in births continues in second quarter
The number of births registered in Scotland between 1 April and 30 June this year was 5.2% lower than average, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.