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• Updated: 15 January 2021

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

• What corrections can be made

  You can apply for a birth registration correction when the information is…

• Who can apply

  The following people can apply for a correction: the mother the father (if…

• How to apply

  It costs £83 or £99 to apply to correct a mistake in a birth registration.…

Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.

• Entitlement

  Employees may be eligible for Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay if they…

• Eligibility

  Employees must be one of the following, the: father husband or partner of…

• Notice period

  The notice periods and forms are different if the employee is adopting.…

• Adoption

  Eligible employees are entitled to paternity leave and pay if they’re…

• Refuse pay form SPP1

  You can refuse Statutory Paternity Pay if the employee does not qualify.…

• Record keeping

  You must keep records for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including: the…

• Help with statutory pay

  For financial help with statutory pay, you can: reclaim payments (usually…

Stoke Heath’s family strategy outlines how we support prisoners in our care to develop meaningful and constructive relationships with their family or significant others.

• Updated: 28 January 2026

Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.

Hewell’s family strategy outlines how we support prisoners in our care to develop meaningful and constructive relationships with their family or significant others.

• Updated: 27 January 2026

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle

Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.

Live birth registrations by the fathers' age and marital status. Includes age-specific fertility rates for men.

• Updated: 7 September 2015

Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.

• Updated: 10 June 2022