Civil registration operational functions and activities

Abstract

Irrespective of whether the civil registration function is established as an independent centralized or decentralized system or whether it is incorporated into the larger institution that also manages the identification of individuals, there are a number of operational standards that need to be established and set in operation. Consequently, this chapter looks at the specific details of the daily operations of the civil registration and vital statistics systems. Section B, “Functional components”, examines the detailed procedures for gathering, storing and editing information. Section C, “Civil registration system activities”, examines how to respond to the public and their needs concerning the vital records in the system, considers the needs of those who are reporting data to the system and discusses how to manage the use—and address the fraudulent use—of personal documents issued by the civil registration authorities.