Birth certificates
You will be able to buy a birth certificate at your appointment. A Birth certificate can also be ordered online. This is only after you have attended your appointment or completed a declaration in another registration district.
Do not order a certificate before you have registered the birth. Birth Certificates cost £12.50 each.
A full birth certificate can be required for ID purposes when -
- obtaining a passport
- opening a bank account
- registering for a nursery
- applying to a school and other applications
A birth certificate can be requested by using the form below.
Order a birth certificate (opens in new window)
If you have registered the birth of your baby and now wish change the record to add details such as -
- the natural father
- if you were unmarried when your child was born and wish the record to be changed to show you are now married
it is possible to re-register the birth.