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A deed poll recognises a change of name of an adult or child - make your own, use official forms, or get one through a specialist agency or solicitor

• How to change your name

  You do not have to follow a legal process to start using a new name. But…

• Make your own deed poll

  You need to be 16 or over to make an ‘unenrolled’ deed poll. Some…

• Enrol a deed poll with the courts

  You can put your new name on public record by ‘enrolling’ it at the Royal…

• Change a child’s name

  To change the name of a child under 18 you can either: make an unenrolled…

File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept

To change your name or other personal details on your passport, send the standard passport application form with evidence about the change

• How it works

  You’ll need to get a new passport to travel abroad or prove your identity…

• Marriage or civil partnership change

  You can get a new passport in your new name either before or after the…

• Divorce or returning to a previous surname

  When you apply, you also need to send: your birth certificate a statement…

• Gender change

  Send one of the following when you apply for a passport: a Gender…

• Titles and small changes to forenames

  You can: change the spelling of your name slightly - for example, Jane to…

• Other name changes

  You can change your name on your passport with one of the following…

How to change the password, phone number or email address you use to sign in to your GOV.UK One Login.

• Updated: 12 March 2024

Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it

Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.

• Updated: 20 June 2023

Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits

Documents relating to the Changing Futures programme.

• Updated: 17 July 2021

How to tell HMRC if there's a change to your personal details - address, name, income, marital status, gender

Change your charity's details with the Charity Commission online.

Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your name.

Change the amount of vehicle tax you pay when you change your vehicle's engine size, fuel type, or if it becomes exempt from vehicle tax.

How employment contracts can be changed, problems with changes and breach of contract

Tell HMRC about changes to your business - a change of name, address, legal structure or business activity

Find an earlier practical driving test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.

Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.

Updating your V5C registration certificate (log book) if you make changes to your vehicle

Change the name, title or gender on your driving licence by completing form D1 and sending it with your licence and supporting documents to DVLA.

Tell HMRC about a change of address for your personal tax affairs, for example PAYE, Income Tax.

Change the address on your full or provisional driving licence for free - do it online or by post