---
type: "Public Service Authority Role"
title: "Scottish registration authority"
description: "Normalized role for a Scottish registration office operating within National Records of Scotland guidance."
status: "implemented"
assertion_status: "normalized"
jurisdiction: "scotland:local-registration-office"
observed_at: "2026-08-07"
sources:
  - id: "nrs-registering-a-death"
    title: "Registering a death"
    resource: "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/registration/registering-a-death"
    author: "organisation:national-records-of-scotland"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
---

# Scottish registration authority

This role represents the Scottish registration office chosen under National
Records of Scotland guidance. It supplies the outputs used by the
[Scottish registration route](../services/scotland-death-registration.md) and
does not replace COPFS where an investigation is required.
