The whole sheet, not the useful bits
France works in French, so an English record has to arrive with a French text beside it. What surprises people is the scope. It is not the main paragraph and the names; it is everything printed, stamped or written on the paper, from the heading at the top to the reference number tucked into a corner.
The reason is the claim being made. A certified translation into French in Nottingham says the French page stands in place of the English one. That claim only holds if nothing was dropped along the way, so completeness is not a nicety here. It is the thing being signed.
The parts that go missing
Three parts vanish more often than any others: the footer line, the reverse of the sheet, and a handwritten amendment. All three go missing at the scanning stage rather than the writing stage, which is why the scan matters as much as the wording. Lay the sheet flat, keep the edges in frame, and turn it over.
If the record is a civil one made in this city, Nottingham Register Office issues certified copies of births, marriages and deaths from The Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham NG1 2DT. A fresh copy is clean, flat and easy to scan whole, which alone removes most of the trouble.
The stamp, the cost and the speed
An official French translation in Nottingham is signed and stamped by a sworn translator once the whole page is covered. Because the stamp answers for everything on the sheet, the checking pass comes before it, not after. That order is why a late-found footer means a fresh stamp rather than a small edit.
The rate is about £25 a page, counted on source sheets. Standard work runs 2–4 business days from a readable scan and the express lane closes in 24–48 hours. A certified translation for France is quoted on the page count you send, so a complete scan on day one also fixes the price on day one.