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proof of identity with your first name and surname: for a registration on or before 8 November 2026 one document (passport, birth certificate, deed poll, driving licence, proof of address, Council Tax bill, or marriage or civil partnership certificate); from 9 November 2026 one listed identity document (for example a passport, valid or expired, a current UK driving licence or a birth or adoption certificate) or two secondary documents (for example a utility bill, Council Tax statement, bank statement or P45/P60); the red book may be asked for statement
from 2026-10-28 · verified 2026-11-02 against the official source
You should take your child’s personal child health record or ‘red book’ as some registrars may ask to see it. You’ll also need to prove your identity. … Your forms of identification must include your first name and surname. If you’re registering a birth on or before 8 November 2026 You can use one of the following documents: passport; birth certificate; deed poll; driving licence; proof of address (for example, a utility bill); Council Tax bill; marriage or civil partnership certificate. If you’re registering a birth on or after 9 November 2026 You can use one of the following documents: passport (valid or expired); current UK driving licence (full or provisional); … birth or adoption certificate … If you do not have one of those documents, you can use two of the following instead: utility bill (not mobile phone bill); Council Tax statement or document from your local authority; bank, building society, mortgage or credit card statement; … P45 or P60 …
uk/gov/register-birth/id-to-takesha256:02a424b0adc71ec3701949aea5275f2fa431739491c26347bba2aa6dfda49810db-2026-10 — keyscurl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-birth/id-to-take?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-birth/id-to-take
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"quote": "You should take your child’s personal child health record or ‘red book’ as some registrars may ask to see it. You’ll also need to prove your identity. … Your forms of identification must include your first name and surname. If you’re registering a birth on or before 8 November 2026 You can use one of the following documents: passport; birth certificate; deed poll; driving licence; proof of address (for example, a utility bill); Council Tax bill; marriage or civil partnership certificate. If you’re registering a birth on or after 9 November 2026 You can use one of the following documents: passport (valid or expired); current UK driving licence (full or provisional); … birth or adoption certificate … If you do not have one of those documents, you can use two of the following instead: utility bill (not mobile phone bill); Council Tax statement or document from your local authority; bank, building society, mortgage or credit card statement; … P45 or P60 …",
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