# Scottish registration authority

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    ---
    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.