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Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
All births in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must be registered…
Opposite-sex couples Married or civil-partner parents Either parent can…
There are 2 types of birth certificate: the short version, which contains…
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
You can apply for a birth registration correction when the information is…
The following people can apply for a correction: the mother the father (if…
It costs £83 or £99 to apply to correct a mistake in a birth registration.…
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Information for health professionals on the epidemiology, transmission and prevention of Chlamydia abortus which can cause stillbirth or abortion in humans.
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
Use form SC3 if you're an employee, become a birth parent and need to apply to your employer for Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Leave.
You must use form LA1 to apply to re-register a child’s birth following the marriage or civil partnership of natural parents.
Working, time off and financial support when you have a baby, registering a birth
Annual live births in England and Wales by sex, birthweight, gestational age, ethnicity and month, maternities by place of birth and with multiple births, and stillbirths by age of parents and calendar quarter.
Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption. Use this form if you do not live in the UK.
Update of indicators related to under 18 conceptions, pregnancy and birth.
This is a prospective study from southwestern Ethiopia
Form C51: Application for a Parental Order (Section 54 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008).
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