Book a birth registration appointment
- All births should be registered within 42 days.
- Birth registration interviews are in person at our register offices.
- Please arrive no more than 10 minutes before your appointment.
- Our offices are small, only those essential to the registration should attend.
- Where the parents are married or in a civil partnership, only one parent can sign the register.
Birth Certificates
As part of the booking process, you can purchase birth certificates online. Alternatively, certificates can be purchased from the registrar during your appointment.
- Birth certificates are issued once the registration has been completed.
- Copies are commonly required when applying for a passport, registering with schools or other organisations, and for future identity and legal purposes.
- Birth certificates are charged at the statutory fee of £12.50 per certificate.
If you do not purchase certificates at the time of registration, you can order copies at a later date.
