Register a birth

Congratulations on the birth of your baby!

You must make an appointment at the register office for the district where your baby was born, and register your new baby within 42 days of their arrival.

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How to register a birth

You only have 42 days to register your baby’s birth. Once you have an appointment booked, we urge you to avoid having to change it which may lead to an unavoidable delay in accessing services and payments for your baby.

You will need to know:

place of birth
date of birth
name, surname and sex of the baby
parents’ names, surnames and address
places and dates of parents’ birth
date of parents’ marriage or civil partnership
parents’ jobs
mother’s maiden surname

Make an appointment

Use our online booking portal to make your appointment to register a birth.

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Who can register a birth

BOTH PARENTS may register if…

the natural mother and natural father of the child were married to each other at the time of the birth
the natural mother and natural father are not married to each other at the time of the baby’s birth but wish to record both parent’s details

EITHER PARENT may register if…

the parents are civil partners and had formed their legal civil partnership prior to the assisted conception of the child

ONLY MOTHER may register the birth if…

baby’s natural mother is not married to the father (but she will not be able to record the father’s details unless a statutory declaration of parentage or relevant court order is produced – telephone or email the registrar for further advice)

Same sex parents birth registration

For same sex couples who are not civil partners but had entered into a parenthood agreement prior to assisted conception at an approved fertility clinic within the United Kingdom, if the second parents details are to be recorded on the birth certificate, both parents must attend.

Either parents may register the birth on her own if all the following are accurate

The conception was assisted through fertility treatment on or after April 2009
The birth mother was married or in a civil partnership at time of treatment

The birth mother’s partner can be the child’s second parent if both women

Are treated together in the United Kingdom by a licensed clinic
Have made a ‘Parenthood’ agreement

Register the birth jointly by attending the office together
Complete a ‘Statutory Declaration of Acknowledgement of Parentage’ form an one parent takes the form signed by the other parent when she attends the registration appointment.
Obtain a document from the court giving the second female parent parental responsibility.

Male couples must get a parental order from the court before they can be registered as parents.

At your appointment

You must take your baby’s personal child health record or ‘red book’, and at least one of the follow forms on ID:

passport
birth certificate
deed poll
driving licence
proof of address (for example, a utility bill)
Council Tax bill
marriage or civil partnership certificate

Contact details

01472 326295
register.office@nelincs.gov.uk
North East Lincolnshire Register Office, Cleethorpes Town Hall, Knoll Street, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, DN35 8LN