Identification documents to bring when registering a birth

Primary list

You must bring 1 document from this list, they must be the original document they cannot be a photograph or photocopy of the document.

  • Passport
  • UK valid travel document
  • UK refugee travel document
  • UK stateless person travel document
  • UK biometric immigration document
  • UK driving licence (full or provisional - the paper counterpart is not acceptable)
  • EU driving Licence 
  • EU mmber state identity card
  • PASS card (Proof of Age Standard Scheme)
  • UK birth certificate. If you are no longer using the name on the birth certificate you must provide an additional document to show the name you use now such as marriage/civil partnership certificate or deed poll document.
  • UK adoption certificate. If you are no longer using the name on the birth certificate you must provide an additional document to show the name you use now such as marriage/civil partnership certificate or deed poll document.

Secondary list

If you do not have any of the documents named in the Primary List you will need to bring 2 documents from this list, they must be the original document not a photocopy.

  • Utility bill: gas, water, electricity, landline telephone, broadband bill. A mobile phone bill is not acceptable)
  • Council Tax bill, statement or correspondence
  • Bank or building society statement
  • Mortgage statement
  • Credit card statement
  • State benefit entitlement letter. This must be issued from DWP or HMRC and must be evidence of the benefit you are entitled to, for example, Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit, Carer’s Allowance, Universal Credit, PIP, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, HMRC Tax Code notice, Self-Assessment notice, National Insurance correspondence.
  • P45 or P60
  • Local authority document:  local authority tenancy agreement, Housing Benefit letter, Blue Badge letter, social care notification or electoral registration letter.
  • Letter from National Health Service: appointment, referral or discharge letter, fit note.
  • Letter from a UK Government agency: vehicle tax, citizenship, jury service.
  • Proof of Royal Mail redirection issued on Royal Mail letterhead.
  • Police or Armed Forces ID
  • Signed firearms certificate
  • School or college letter (16-19 year olds)

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