The simpler route stands
If you have papers that must be recognised in Romania, the usual route is simpler than full consular legalisation. This includes birth, marriage and death records issued by Glasgow Registration Office at 45 John Street. The legalize documents for Romania process accepts papers with just one certification step rather than the full embassy chain, which can save both time and cost. When your file needs to cross an international border, this makes things much easier for anyone living in Glasgow.
The Republic of Romania has set a rule that a verification by their embassy is not required for many standard papers. There is no need to consular legalization for Romania through a series of long-drawn out steps, which would involve extra fees and long waits. Some offices still demand embassy attestation for Romania in their older rules, so checking the exact demands of the place that will receive your file remains wise before taking any action. They must be the source of your final answer on what they want.
What this means for Scottish papers
For civil records that started in Glasgow or elsewhere in Scotland, the way forward does not pass through a foreign consulate at all. The Glasgow Registration Office provides official copies stamped as true records, which the FCDO Legalisation Office in Milton Keynes can then verify if needed. The embassy attestation step usually skips Romania altogether, so the paper has the single certification that the receiver wants to see. With this direct route, document legalization for Romania becomes a quicker desk than the full service chain that longer haul destinations sometimes need.
You must never post your only original birth, marriage or death certificate to anyone. If an office asks for the paper copy, order a fresh certified copy from the Glasgow Registration Office; they create these on secure blue paper with the stamp of the register. The clerk checking the file at the other end expects to see the blue paper of Scotland's official records. This known face makes the path to embassy legalization for Romania from Glasgow far simpler than it would be with a home-printed form.
When translation is part of the task
Not every receiving office in Romania insists on having your papers translated into Romanian. For those that do, using a sworn translator who can put their seal on both the original text and the new version is the usual choice. The local Tribunale or other judicial body often makes the final call on who can do the work. Crucially, the certifier must state clearly that the words in the second version mean the same as the first, a task that takes time and care if legal terms must cross the language gap. At this point your files are ready to present to the receiving office without delay or doubt about their content.