Help improve your council website!
We’re redesigning it to make services easier to use. Tell us what works and what doesn’t by completing our 5 minute survey. Have your say by 18 March 2026.
Correct a birth certificate
What happens if I change address, occupation or names after my child's registration
The registration is a record of events at the time of the birth. Apart from re-registration cases, updated personal circumstances are not recorded on the birth certificate and there is no need to let us know of changes.