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When do I register a birth?

If you have a baby in the London Borough of Redbridge then you will need to register the birth within 42 days.

If you haven't registered a birth within 42 days contact us and we will discuss it with you.

Who can register the birth?

Either the mother or the father of the child may register, where they were married to each other at the time of the birth.

How do I register the birth?

You will need to contact the Customer Contact Centre who will make an appointment for you on the phone to register the birth at the Register Office.

At the Register Office

Is it important that:

you bring along to the registration the paperwork issued by the staff at the Maternity Ward stating the baby's weight, time of birth and such like.
before you sign, you make sure that the information recorded on the birth register is correct. If any mistakes are made, it would be difficult to put it right.

Payment details

At the time of registry you will be given a 'short' birth certificate for free.
If you would like a full birth certificate which includes the parent's names, then this will cost £4 upon registration. (This is required for a full child's passport.)
After the day of registration, the cost of a certificate will increase to £7 and later to £10 per certificate.

Where parents were not married to each other

If the parents were not married to each other at the time of the child's birth, the father's particulars may be entered in the register only in the following circumstances:

The mother and father go to the register office and sign the birth register together
where the father is unable to go to the register office with the mother, the father may make a declaration acknowledging his paternity which the mother must produce to the registrar (this form may be obtained from any registrar)
the mother may make a declaration acknowledging the father's paternity which the father must produce to the registrar (this form may be obtained from any registrar)
the mother and father have made a parental responsibility agreement or either has obtained an appropriate court order, the agreement or order should be produced to the registrar by either parent.