Documents you need to bring
Please bring the following documents to your birth registration appointment (you can still register a birth if you are unable to provide these documents):
- proof of your identity (e.g. passport, driving licence or birth certificate)
- proof of your address (e.g. driving licence, council tax bill, utility bill)
- marriage or civil partnership certificate (if applicable)
Information the registrar need
The registrar needs the following information when you come to register a birth.
Information about the baby:
- date and place of birth
- boy or girl
- time of birth (for multiple births we need the time of each baby’s birth)
- first names and surname
Information about the mother:
- first names and surname
- maiden surname if she is, or has been, married
- date and place of her birth
- her usual address at the date of birth
- occupation at the time of baby’s birth or, if she was not working at the time, her previous occupation
- how many children she has had
Information about the father or second parent (if these details are being entered in the register):
- first names and surname
- date and place of birth
- occupation at the time of baby’s birth or, if not working then, the previous occupation
General information: if the parents were married to each other or in a civil partnership at the time of the birth, the registrar will ask for the date of the marriage or civil partnership