What information you will need to provide

When registering the birth of a baby the registrar will ask you for specific pieces of information which will be entered into the birth registration record. The information required for each individual is as follows:

Child

The date and place of birth (if the registration is for twins, triplets etc. then the time of each child's birth will also be needed)
The sex of the child
The forename(s) and surname in which it is intended that the child will be brought up

Mother

Her forename(s) and surname
Her maiden name (if she is or has previously been married)
Her date and place of birth
Her occupation at the time of the child's birth. If the mother is not employed at the time of the birth then details of her last occupation will/can be recorded
The date of her marriage (if she is married to the father at the time of the birth)
The number of previous children that she has by her present husband or by any former husband

Father (where this information is to be entered into the birth register)

His forename(s) and surname
His date and place of birth
His occupation at the time of the child's birth. If the father is not employed at the time of the birth then details of his last occupation will/can be recorded.

Last Modified: 27/06/2007 13:47:35
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