In plain English
It means asking for an existing record to be changed because some information in it is wrong. The aim is to amend the record itself so an error or other inaccurate detail is corrected.
In context
In this use, it communicates a request to have the issued record amended because it contains an error or other inaccurate information.
- Situation
- Requesting civil records, booking public appointments, paying fees, and receiving documents
- What it communicates
- Link label for asking to fix details on an issued record.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say who may make the request or whether the amendment will be made.
Examples
“When the printed record listed the wrong birth date, she submitted a correction request.”
“A correction request was attached to the issued record because the address on it was inaccurate.”