Register a birth
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Proving your identity
Your forms of identification must include your first name and surname.
If you’re registering a birth on or before 8 November 2026
You can use one of the following documents:
- passport
- birth certificate
- deed poll
- driving licence
- proof of address (for example, a utility bill)
- Council Tax bill
- marriage or civil partnership certificate
If you’re registering a birth on or after 9 November 2026
You can use one of the following documents:
- passport (valid or expired)
- current UK driving licence (full or provisional)
- current EU driving licence (full)
- birth or adoption certificate
- UK biometric immigration document
- UK valid travel document showing limited or indefinite leave to enter or remain
- UK valid travel document issued to a stateless person
- UK Refugee travel document issued under Article 28 of the 1951 Geneva Convention
- UK Stateless Person travel document issued under Article 28 of the 1954 New York Convention
- EU Member State identity card
- National Proof of Age Standards Scheme card
If you do not have one of those documents, you can use two of the following instead:
- utility bill (not mobile phone bill)
- Council Tax statement or document from your local authority
- bank, building society, mortgage or credit card statement
- state benefit, pension or tax credit entitlement
- P45 or P60
- marriage or civil partnership certificate
- letter from the NHS, GP or a government agency such as HMRC
- armed forces or police identity card
- signed firearms certificate
- proof of mail redirection (Royal Mail letterhead)
- school or college letter (for 16 to 19 year old parents)
If you are unable to provide the required identity documents, you should contact the relevant register office before the date of your appointment to discuss your options.