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Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.
Contact information for the General Register Office
Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption. Use this form if you do not live in the UK.
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
This guide explains what civil registration records you can order from the General Register Office, and how to order and pay for them.
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