The Register Office performance and customer satisfaction
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We will aim to register 98% of births within 42 calendar days from date of birth.
| Month | Birth registrations | Total registered within 42 days |
|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | 255 | 94% |
| July 2022 | 293 | 94% |
| August 2022 | 257 | 95% |
We will aim to register 90% of deaths (excluding post mortem and inquest cases) within five calendar days of the event.
It is a statutory duty to register deaths within five calendar days and we ensure that appointments are available within two working days from when customers contact us. Approximately 5% of deaths requires some local authority investigation before they can be registered. This makes reaching the national target very challenging and the General Register Office is aware of the problem.
| Month | Death registrations | Total registered within 5 days |
|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | 70 | 34% |
| July 2022 | 70 | 33% |
| August 2022 | 68 | 28% |
We will aim to see 95% of our customers early, on time or within 10 minutes of the appointment time.
| Month | Total number of customers arrived on time | Percentage seen within 10 minutes of appointment |
|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | 117 | 97% |
| July 2022 | 387 | 95% |
| August 2022 | 348 | 94% |
We will aim to respond to all enquiries, including email enquiries, within 10 working days.
We will aim to acknowledge all complaints within two working days and provide a full response within 10 working days.
| During your enquiry, how happy were you with the reception services? (On a scale of 1–10 [10 being the most satisfied]) | |
|---|---|
| June 2022 | 9.86 |
| July 2022 | 9.80 |
| August 2022 | 5.00 |
| During your enquiry, how happy were you with the Officer? (On a scale of 1–10 [10 being the most satisfied]) | |
|---|---|
| June 2022 | 9.32 |
| July 2022 | 7.38 |
| August 2022 | 8.03 |
| How easy was it to obtain a registration appointment online? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Good availability | Limited availability | Poor availability | |
| June 2022 | 65% | 35% | 0% |
| July 2022 | 63% | 27% | 10% |
| August 2022 | 54% | 37% | 9% |
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