What you should take with you to register the birth

Take at least one form of identification when you go to the register office.

You can use your:

  • passport
  • birth certificate
  • deed poll
  • driving licence
  • proof of address (for example, a utility bill)
  • Council Tax bill
  • marriage or civil partnership certificate

You must also take your baby’s personal child health record or ‘red book’, as the registrar will ask to see it.