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Registration deadline

42 days

standing figure · verified 2026-11-02 against the official source

All births in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must be registered within 42 days of the child being born.
key
uk/gov/register-birth/deadline
value
42 days
period
—
effective
— to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/register-birth
verified
2026-11-02 — fresh (4 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
scope
England and Wales (Northern Ireland shares the 42-day deadline; Scotland differs).
hash
sha256:b38205f6f295e7dd7faa47ce3aff9c8e71d5e7185a2d29700aeed70bbcf181ba
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-birth/deadline?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-birth/deadline

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/gov/register-birth/deadline",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/birth/deadline",
    "uk/gov/birth-registration/deadline",
    "uk/gov/birth-certificate/deadline"
  ],
  "label": "Registration deadline",
  "value": 42,
  "unit": "days",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/register-birth",
  "quote": "All births in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must be registered within 42 days of the child being born.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-11-02",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 4,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "England and Wales (Northern Ireland shares the 42-day deadline; Scotland differs).",
  "hash": "sha256:b38205f6f295e7dd7faa47ce3aff9c8e71d5e7185a2d29700aeed70bbcf181ba",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..rrC_90rduCY-2c31r9DT5o0f1dl8ttWL9RmkQC-EmshEhkxxgJfdX8X3JCN0GTcGMRxMdWMGzERuXXUdmbdSDg",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/register-birth/deadline",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-11-02 against https://www.gov.uk/register-birth"
  }
}