All births in England must be registered within 42 days of your child being born in order for them to get a birth certificate.
You should do this at the local register office for the area where your baby was born. If you cannot register the birth in the area where your baby was born, you can go to another register office and they will send your details to the correct office.
Information you need when registering a birth
When registering the birth, you should know:
Place and date of the birth
Name, surname and sex of the baby
Parents’ names, surnames and address
Places and dates of parents’ birth
Date of parents’ marriage or civil partnership
Parents’ jobs
Mother’s maiden surname.
You might not need to give all of this information, depending on who is registering the birth.
What you should take:
You should take at least one form of identification when you go to the register office. You can use:
Passport
Birth certificate
Deed poll
Driving licence
Proof of address (for example, a utility bill)
Council Tax bill
Marriage or civil partnership certificate.
You should also take your child’s personal child health record or ‘red book’ as some registrars may ask to see it.
