Service Description: To register a birth and obtain certificates. Both parents must attend together if they are not married, to be named in the register entry. When registering twins a double appointment is required. Re-registrations to add father's details if not given when first registered or to show that Mother and Father are now married to one another if not married at time of registration.
Also known as:- Birth Certificates, Births, Births Historical Searches, Copy certificates births, Naming Ceremonies
Answer: If you are applying for a copy birth certificate the cost is £10.00 each. Applicants should be encouraged to request a full copy certificate as this is the one they will need for most things such as applying for a passport, making a job application or opening a bank account. Short birth certificates show only name, sex and place of birth. One short certificate is issued free on the day the birth is registered and this is mainly used to claim child benefit. The cost of short and full certificates is now the same.