dudley.gov.uk Re-registering a Baby’s Birth England : Metropolitan Borough Council

Name of the Organization : Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Type of Facility : Re-registering a Baby’s Birth
State : West Midlands
Country : England

Website : http://www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/living/births/

Re-registering a Baby’s Birth :

** To re-register your child’s birth following marriage or to add the naturals father’s details to the birth please visit.gov.uk/adding-fathers-name-birth-certificate where you can download an application form.

Related : Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Apply for Copy Certificates England : www.statusin.org/24863.html

How do I register my baby’s birth?
** You have to register the birth of your baby within 42 days, in the registration district where your baby was born.
** Babies born at Russells Hall Hospital can be registered at either Dudley Council Plus, Dudley Register Office or Stourbridge Registration Office.
** Office opening hours and location details available are here.

Important :
** To prevent unnecessary waiting for you, we use an appointment system.
** It is unlikely that we will be able to see you if you come without an appointment.

To make an appointment to register a birth please telephone :
** Dudley Council Plus on 0300 555 2345
** Lines are open from 8am – 5.00pm on weekdays and 9 am – 12 noon on Saturdays.

Who can register the birth?
** It is usual for the baby’s mother to register the birth.
** However, if the baby’s mother is married to the father at the time of the birth, it is equally possible for him to register the birth.

** If the baby’s mother and father are not married, we can enter the father’s details in the register if both parents come together to register the birth.
** If that is not possible, please phone the register office for advice.
** When the father’s details are entered into the register both parents will have parental responsibility.

Where can I register my baby’s birth?
** You must register the birth in the registration district in which your baby was born.
** If your baby was born in Russells Hall Hospital, this can be at Dudley Council Plus, Dudley Register Office or Stourbridge Library.

** If it is not convenient for you to visit a register office in the district where your baby was born, you can go to any other register office in England or Wales to make a ‘Declaration of the Particulars’.
** In that case, you will receive any birth certificates you need by post.

What information will I need?
For baby : We will need
** details of the date and place of the baby’s birth (if the baby is a twin, triplet and so on, we will need the time of each baby’s birth);
** whether the baby is a boy or girl; and
** the first names and surname of your baby.

For baby’s father : If you want us to enter details into the register, we will need
** his first names and surname;
** the date and place of his birth; and
** his occupation at the time of your baby’s birth (or if he is unemployed, we will need details of his last occupation).

For baby’s mother : We will need –
** her first names and any surnames which you have used before and since your marriage (if this applies);
** her date and place of birth;
** her address;
** her occupation (if this applies);
** the date of marriage (if this applies; and
** the number of previous children (by the present and any former husbands or partners).
** It is very important that the information in the register is correct.
** If any mistake is made, it is not always possible to have it corrected, so you should check the entry in the register very carefully before you sign.**