Name of the Organization : Kirklees Council
Type of Facility : Register A Birth & Stillbirth
State : Kirklees
Country : England
Website : https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/default.aspx
Kirklees Register A Birth & Stillbirth
When to register a birth :
** The registration of birth by law must be completed within 42 days of the baby’s arrival.
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Where to register a birth :
** A birth must be registered in the district where it occurred.
** However, you may attend at any Register Office in England and Wales to supply the details required for the entry (known as ‘registering by declaration’).
** The registrar will send the details through the post to the appropriate office on your behalf, where the birth will be recorded in the register.
** Please note if we record the details for transmission to another register office we will be unable to issue any birth certificate.
Who can register a birth :
** If the mother and father were married to each other at the time of the child’s conception or birth then either of the parents may register.
** If the mother and father are not married to each other at the time of the child’s birth, the mother alone may register the birth.
** If the baby is born with assisted conception (same-sex couples, surrogate mothers, etc.) please contact the register office for advice and information.
However :
** The father’s details can only be entered in the register if he is also present at the time of registration or the mother and father both make a statutory declaration or You can always enter these at a later date.
** Please contact us for further advice on these and other legal aspects.
What is needed to register :
** Baby’s date and place of birth, forename(s) and surname.
** Mother’s full name(s), date and place of birth, current or last occupation and, if applicable, date of marriage.
** If the father’s details are to be entered in the register then the registrar will need the same details as required from the mother
What the parent(s) will receive :
** The registrar will give the parents a short birth certificate showing the baby’s name, sex and date and place of birth.
** In addition, parents have the opportunity to purchase a full birth certificate (including parent’s details) on the day.
** Copies of the certificates at the time of the registration are £4.00.
** Please note that the fee for certificates purchased at a later date may vary.
Using the service :
** This is a completely free service.
** You will be offered the service automatically, as part of your appointment for registering a birth at Dewsbury and Huddersfield register offices.
** You do not have to use the service.
** We notify multiple local and national government agencies on your behalf.
** It reduces your time spent contacting these agencies.
** It means you don’t need to purchase and send copies of the birth certificate to the agencies.
After your appointment :
When you leave your appointment, you will be given a letter that tells you :
** your Tell Us Once reference number
** which departments we have notified on your behalf (they may contact you separately to confirm that the relevant processing has been completed)
** contact details in case of any query
About Registering A Stillbirth :
** A stillborn child is legally defined as a child born after the 24th week of pregnancy who did not show any signs of life at the birth.
** Registration of a stillborn child gives the parents the opportunity to have their child officially acknowledged, to give their baby a name if they wish to, and to have a funeral for the baby.
When to register a stillbirth :
** Stillbirths should normally be registered within 42 days.
Where to register the baby :
** The baby will be registered in the district where the stillbirth took place.
** However, it is possible to attend any other Register Office in England and Wales to give the details required; they will then be forwarded to the correct office by post.
** Certificates and any other documents will be posted out once the still birth has been registered.
** Registering this way takes longer than if you can attend the registering office in person.
What the parent(s) will receive :
** The registrar will give the parents a certificate of registration which is free of cost.
** In addition, parents have the opportunity to purchase a certificate with all the details for a fee of £4.00 on the day, and £7.00 after that.
** Due to the sensitive nature of stillbirth registrations, the procedure for ordering certificates differs from other types of registration.
** Registers in current use are held at the local Register Office and only a child’s mother or father (if the father’s details are included in the entry) can obtain a copy.
** Certificates from older registers can only be obtained from the General Register Office and are £9.00 each.
Who should register :
** If the child’s parents were married to each other at the time of the stillbirth or conception, either parent can attend to register.
** If parents are not married, mother can attend alone, but only the child’s and the mother’s details can be entered.
When parents are not married, and the father’s details are to be entered in the registration :
** Both parents attend together.
** Or – Mother, with a Statutory Declaration made out by the father acknowledging his paternity (forms can be obtained from the Register Office).
** Or – if the mother is unable to attend with the father, she may make a statutory declaration acknowledging the father’s paternity, which the father must bring with him if he attends alone.
** Or – if the father’s particulars are not recorded in the entry, it may be possible to re-register the stillbirth at a later date to include his details.
Documents required :
** You will need to take the medical certificate of stillbirth issued by the doctor or midwife.
Information required :
Child :
** Date and place of stillbirth
** Forename(s) and surname, if the parents wish to name the child.
** Sex of child.
Father (where his details are being entered) :
** Forename(s) and surname
** Date and place of birth
** Occupation at the time of the stillbirth or last occupation if unemployed
Mother :
** Forename(s) and surname.
** Maiden name if the mother is, or has been, married.
** Date and place of birth.
** Occupation at the time of the stillbirth (or last occupation if mother wishes to record an occupation).
** Usual address at the date of the stillbirth.
** Date of marriage, if married to the child’s father at the time of the stillbirth.
** Number of previous children by the present and/or former husband.