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Where

the local register office for the area of the birth, or the hospital before the mother leaves statement

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

You should do this at the local register office for the area where the baby was born or at the hospital before the mother leaves.

key

uk/gov/register-birth/where

value

the local register office for the area of the birth, or the hospital before the mother leaves statement

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

sha256:308945efb2025b33696410623dc473c04ba4d4abfb006522bca208a769be38df

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

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

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    "uk/gov/birth/where",
    "uk/gov/birth-registration/where",
    "uk/gov/birth-certificate/where"
  ],
  "label": "Where",
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  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/register-birth",
  "quote": "You should do this at the local register office for the area where the baby was born or at the hospital before the mother leaves.",
  "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": "sha256:308945efb2025b33696410623dc473c04ba4d4abfb006522bca208a769be38df",
  "signature": {
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    "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/where",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-11-02 against https://www.gov.uk/register-birth"
  }
}