Registration transfer / GRO, 9 October 2007
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"It has been announced that the General Register Office (GRO) will become part of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) from 1 April 2008. Under the new arrangements for Independence, ONS will no longer be responsible for the registration role it currently holds. Discussions have been taking place to find a new home for the General Register Office (GRO) for when Independence comes into force on 1 April 2008, and today the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has been confirmed as this home."