Order birth certificates
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Certificates posted after 20 December may not arrive until after 5 January.
If you require your certificates earlier, please arrange to collect them in person.
You can buy copies of birth certificates for births which happened in East Sussex, excluding Brighton & Hove.
Certificates are only available after the birth has been registered by a qualified informant.
If your certificate order is urgent, we recommend using our ‘Priority Service’ as detailed below.
| Service Level | What’s included? | Total Price |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory Service | Order processed within 15 working days Certificate sent via 2nd class post on the 15th working day* | £11 |
| Priority Service | Order processed within 24 hours Monday to Friday (excluding weekends and bank holidays) Certificate sent via 1st class post on the next working day* | £35 |
*Posted certificates are subject to Royal Mail delivery times in addition to the stated time frame.
- Please keep your order reference as you will need to quote it if there is a problem with your order. Call us on 0345 60 80 198 if something goes wrong.
- Your certificate(s) will be sent to the cardholder’s billing address.
- For the purposes of Public Protection and Counter Fraud, there are some additional restrictions on applications for certificates of births within the last 50 years.
- Your personal details are protected when using our online forms. Read our privacy statement and our privacy notice.
If the birth was registered outside East Sussex
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