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Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
Invite expectant fathers for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening when the mother carries an unusual haemoglobin gene.
Parents can use this form to record an agreement that the biological father should be granted parental responsibility for the child.
Applicant born after 31 December 1982, father born while his father was in British Crown Service and was recruited in the UK
Applicant born outside UK, father registered or naturalised as a British Citizen.
Leaflet for expectant fathers explaining antenatal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia.
Use this letter to inform mothers about their carrier result, as well as invite the biological father for a blood test.
Applicant born outside the UK after 31 June 2006, father born UK but not married to mother
Applicant born in UK after 31 December 1982 and Father born UK
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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