Skip the Northern Ireland Government Bar|
Skip navigation

Welcome to the General Register Office for Northern Ireland

The General Register Office (GRO) is responsible for the administration of marriage and civil partnership law and the provision of a system for the civil registration of births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and adoptions in Northern Ireland. The office is a branch within the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, which is part of the Department of Finance and Personnel.

NI direct brings together lots of information from government departments and agencies, written in a language that is easy to understand. You don't need to know the workings of government to find what you are after.