The General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) (Scottish Gaelic: Oifis Choitcheann a' Chlàraidh na h-Alba) was a non-ministerial directorate of the Scottish Government that administered the registration of births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions in Scotland from 1854 to 2011. It was also responsible for the statutes relating to the formalities of marriage and conduct of civil marriage in Scotland. It administered the census of Scotland's population every ten years.[1] It also kept the Scottish National Health Service Central Register.[2]
On 1 April 2011 it was merged with the National Archives of Scotland to form National Records of Scotland.[3] All the former department's functions continue as part of the new body.
- ^ About Us Archived 8 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine gro-scotland.gov.uk, accessed 10 October 2008
- ^ NHS Central Register (NHSCR) Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine gro-scotland.gov.uk, accessed 10 October 2008
- ^ National Records of Scotland Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Scottish Government news release, accessed 18 April 2011