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Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates

• Overview

  All births in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must be registered…

• Who can register a birth

  Opposite-sex couples Married or civil-partner parents Either parent can…

• Birth certificates

  There are 2 types of birth certificate: the short version, which contains…

You must use form LA1 to apply to re-register a child’s birth following the marriage or civil partnership of natural parents.

This programme aims to join up and enhance services delivered through transformed family hubs in local authority areas, ensuring all families can access the support they need.

• Updated: 9 February 2023

Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.

Methodology for calculating long-term household projections, with notes and definitions for household estimates and analysis of data quality.

• Updated: 9 April 2013

This collection brings together all statistics recording sex ratios at birth.

• Updated: 12 October 2023

How the Family Nurse Partnership supports first-time young mothers and families in England, why it works, where it is delivered and how to commission it.

• Updated: 18 June 2025

This collection brings together all documents relating to household projections

• Updated: 24 January 2017

This document presents video photo stories that demonstrate how support can help reduce health inequalities.

• Updated: 16 September 2015

Annual statistics on the numbers of children living in households where a parent or guardian claimed out-of-work benefits in May each year.

• Updated: 6 December 2018