Hi all
A policeman friend of mine has just certified my documents. ( Passport/birth cert/trade docs etc). He put his name, warrant number, PC "x", mobile number, signed it and stamped it 'certified true copy'. Is this enough detail or will they need any more ??
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Hi, I have just found this on another forum:
You should provide the certifier with both the document and your photocopy and ask them to write on or stamp the copy:
“I certify that this is a true copy of the original document”
You must also check that they write or stamp the following information on each document that they certify.
o The date
o Their signature
o Their name and title printed clearly
o Their personal or business address
o Their registration number (if applicable)
If you have lots of documents to certify then you can just have the ceritfier attach a letter or a card rather than having to go through this process for every document!
Yep thats all that you need, although there is another thread on here and some people are questioning if Police can sign them but I have to say I thought they could.
Hi, I thought it was same as the list of people who could sign a passport photo.
Please someone correct me if Im wrong. We hoping to save some money on this by having a friend do it for us.
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Yep thats what I thought but there was a thread running on here recently abt this and dont know what the outcome was in the end.
We had our solicitor sign ours, the one we used to do our house exchange he signed loads and charged us £5.00 for the lot.
Is there a webiste that tells you who can sign them?
Just found a check list for who can sign and it is says:-
Barristers/solicitors
Justice of the peace
Magistrate
Notary Public (these can be expensive)
they write or stamp 'certified true copy' sign, date and write their name and occupation.
please ensure that all pages of multi-page documents are certified.
Yep your right very confusing. The information I have is on a form from out migration agent, but things do change and this form was sent to us in March last year so perhaps Police can sign. As you say the fact that they can sign a passport you would think that they could sign the certified copy but I would def get confirmation first from the 'powers to be'
HI ALL . WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE JUSTICE OF PEACE AT YOUR LOCAL MAGISTRATE COURT IS PROBABLY THE BEST AS THEY ARNT SUPPOSED TO CHARGE FOR THERE TIME .WE FOUND THIS OUT IN A OZ BOOK. WE DID THIS AND IT WAS FREE AND I DONT SUPPOSE THEY WILL CONTEST A MAGISTRATE . GOOD LUCK
MATT N RACH
P.S HOPE THIS IS OF USE
We got our documents certified by our local Justice of the Peace.
He told us that JPs should not ask for payment for this service as it is part of their duties toward the community.
We got his contact details from our local Magistrate's court. It was all pretty straight forward.
I do remember reading the forms several times when it came to the part about who can and can't sign, because it is significantly different to the list of individuals who can certify passport photos.
As a civil servant I assumed I'd have my pick of colleagues who could do the honours for me. However, I felt more comfortable going with my local JP who is stated on the list than assuming that the passport office list is equivalent.
I felt reassured that my appilcation wouldn't be sent back to me for not getting documents certified properly which my JP would have done for free anyway.
IS PROBABLY THE BEST AS THEY ARNT SUPPOSED TO CHARGE FOR THERE TIME .WE FOUND THIS OUT IN A OZ BOOK. WE DID THIS AND IT WAS FREE AND I DONT SUPPOSE THEY WILL CONTEST A MAGISTRATE . GOOD LUCK 
