Documents you need to bring
You must bring some ID documentation to your appointment (one for each parent). This can include:
- passport
- driving licence
- birth certificate
- your marriage or civil partnership certificate
- your baby’s red book.
Find a full list of acceptable forms of identification.
Information about your baby
The registrar will ask for:
- date and place of birth
- boy or girl
- first names and surname
- time of birth (for multiple births we need the time of each baby’s birth)
Information about the mother
The registrar will ask for:
- 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 previous occupation if not working at the time
- how many children she has had
Information about the father or second parent
If the father or second parent's details are being included in the register, the registrar will ask for:
- first names and surname
- date and place of birth
- occupation at the time of baby’s birth, or previous occupation if not working at the time
Marriage or civil partnership details
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.