croydon.gov.uk How to Registering a Birth United Kingdom : Council

Name of the Organization : Croydon Council
Type of Facility : How to Registering a birth
State : Croydon
Country : United Kingdom

Website : https://www.croydon.gov.uk/community/births-deaths-marriage/births/register-birth

How to register a new born baby :

** You must register your baby’s birth within 42 days of his or her date of birth.
** This is known as making a declaration of the birth.

Related : Croydon Council Order A Certificate Copies United Kingdom : www.statusin.org/25218.html

** If your baby was born in Croydon, the birth should be registered by the Croydon register office.
** Appointments must be booked online via the Registrar eBookings system.
** Please do not attend the register office without an appointment as you will experience long delays.

Please note :
** your booking is not complete until you receive an email with a booking reference.
** Alternatively, you can make an appointment to attend any register office in England or Wales to provide the necessary details about your child.
** If you choose to make a declaration of the birth at another register office, you will not receive the birth certificate on the day of the appointment.
** Instead, the details of the birth will be sent to Croydon register office who will register the child, then issue and post a short birth certificate to you.

** If you would like a full birth certificate you will need to provide a payment of £4 at the office where you make the declaration.
** Payment is usually by cheque, and made payable to Croydon Council.
** Additional certificates are charged at £4 per certificate at the time of declaration.

Booking an appointment :
** Appointments must be booked online via the Registrar eBookings system.
** Please do not attend the register office without an appointment as you will experience long delays.

Please note :
** your booking is not complete until you receive an email with a booking reference.
** Alternatively, you can make an appointment to attend any register office in England or Wales to provide the necessary details about your child.
** In this case, you will not get the birth certificate on the day of the appointment.
** The details will be passed to Croydon register office who will then issue and post the birth certificate to you.

Who can register a baby’s birth?
** if you are the parents of the child and you were married to each other at the time of the baby’s birth, either of you can register the birth

** if you are not married, the mother can register the birth without the father’s details being entered into the register
** if you are not married, the father’s details can only be entered into the register if both parents attend together to register the birth
** either parent may attend with a Statutory declaration of acknowledgement of parentage which must be witnessed/signed by a solicitor

** where there is a parental responsibility agreement in force or either parent has obtained an appropriate court order, this document can be presented at the time of the registration
** if the father’s particulars are not recorded in the birth register, it may be possible for the birth to be re-registered to include his details at a later date.

What you need when registering your baby’s birth
You will need the following details to complete the registration of your child’s birth:
** place and date of birth of the baby (and for twins, triplets, etc. the time of each baby’s birth)
** baby’s sex, forename(s) and surname (you may give surname of your choice)
** mother’s (or both parents’) forename(s); surname(s); address(es) and occupation(s)

** mother’s maiden surname and any previous married surname (if applicable)
** Before attending your appointment please check all spelling of names and any character accents in the name.
** Your child may be refused a passport if information is recorded incorrect.
** It may be advisable to bring your passport/national identity card with you.

How do I pay?
Payment can be made by :
** Debit or Credit card
** Cash
** Cheques (made payable to ‘Croydon Council’)

Contacts :
Croydon Register Office
Telephone: 020 8726 6300
Email: register.office AT croydon.gov.uk
Address Line:
Ground Floor Offices
Croydon Town Hall
Fell Road
Croydon
CR0 1NX
Monday – Friday 9.30am to 4.00pm (Closed on the first Thursday of every month for training (mornings only))