bristol.gov.uk How to Re-register a Birth England : City Council

Name of the Organization : Bristol City Council
Type of Facility : How to Re-register a birth
State : Bristol
Country : England

Website : https://www.bristol.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages/re-register-a-birth
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/24978-reregister.pdf

Re-register a birth :

** Find out when you must re-register a birth and how to do this.
** A child’s birth must be re-registered if the biological parents have married each other since the birth of the child, under the Legitimacy Act 1976.

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** You can also re-register a child’s birth to add the biological father’s details to the original registration.

How to re-register :
If you want to re-register your child’s birth you’ll need :
** a completed re-registration form
** a marriage certificate if the biological parents have married each other

The re-registration form will either be a :
** re-registration form if the biological parents are now married to each other or
** re-registration form to add the fathers details
** Download and fill in the re-registration form.
** Both parents need to fill in and sign the re-registration form then come to a register office in England or Wales in person to make a re-registration.

Attend a Register Office :
** Re-register a birth after the biological parents have married
** Only one parent needs to come to the Register Office, as long as both parents have filled in and signed the form and they present a certified copy of their marriage certificate.

** Re-register a birth to add the biological father’s details
** Where the parents are not married to each other, both parents should come to a register office in person as this will make re-registration easier.

** If only one parent can come to the Register Office then they’ll need to bring proof.
** You must complete a statutory declaration of acknowledgement of parentage form.

This declaration must be made by one parent only before one of the following :
** justice of the peace
** magistrate
** commissioner for oaths
** practising solicitor
** notary public
** licensed conveyancer
** authorised advocate
** authorised litigator

The request for a re-registration could be referred to the Registrar General for authorisation if :
** the marriage took place outside of England or Wales
** a statutory declaration is presented in the absence of a parent
** a court order is presented

Cost to re-register a birth :
** There is no cost to re-register a birth but if you want to buy any new certificate on the day they cost £4 each.
** To book an appointment to re-register a birth in the Bristol Registration District please contact the office on 0117 922 2800.

To Re-Register Their Child’S Birth To Add The Natural Father’S Details :
** A new birth registration will be made which will replace the original birth registration.
** At least one parent will have to go to a Register Office to sign the new registration.

You should complete this form if :
** you wish to add the natural father’s details to the child’s original birth registration and
** the original birth registration does not show any father’s details and

** the natural parents were not married to each other when the child was born and have not married each other since
** there is no charge for the re-registration of the birth but you will have to pay for any certificates issued as a result of this re-registration.