Guidance

Birth registration: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff about birth registration and how to deal with applications where the birth is not registered, registered late or re-registered.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 21 December 2022
• Last updated: 29 April 2024 — See all updates

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff working on applications:

• about birth registration, re-registration, late registration and unregistered births
• how to deal with an application if the customer’s birth was:
• not registered
• re-registered
• registered late

Published 21 December 2022
Last updated 29 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 29 April 2024

   Birth registration guidance has been updated. A list of changes can be found in the guidance.

2. 21 December 2022

   First published.