Pre-register an appointment to register a birth

Only complete this form if you need to book an appointment at Stowmarket or Woodbridge.

Read here about booking an appointment Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich or Lowestoft.

Before you start

Answer all questions shown with an asterisk(*)
It takes up to 15 minutes to complete. You cannot save the form and return later.
You can receive a copy of your form by email
After submitting the form - you'll be contacted by one of our team to arrange/confirm an appointment. Please allow 10 working days due to the large volume of forms that we're currently processing.

Pre-register an appointment for birth registration

Answer ALL mandatory questions shown with an asterisk(*). You may lose your information if you press submit before answering all mandatory questions.

Tell us if you need a Language Line translator to assist with a telephone registration? If yes, please say which language you require. *

Where would you like to register an birth *

Stowmarket office
Woodbridge office

Telephone number: *

Email address: *

Who'll be registering the birth?

Are the parents married to each other or in a civil partnership?

If yes, then only one person is required to attend the appointment. Please indicate which parent will be attending: *

If the parents are not married or in a civil partnership with each other both parents must attend in order for the father / 2nd female parent’s details to be recorded in the register (This gives the father / 2nd female parent parental responsibility).

Please indicate that you understand this and that both parents will be attending the appointment.*

Yes I understand this and that both parents will attend the appointment. *
N/A - both parents are married or in a civil partnership *

Father's details

Tick here if no father's details are to be included in the register.

If you're not the mother or the father please state your name, address and your relationship to the child.

The following details are required for the birth registration

Please note that the Registrar is legally required to ask you these questions again during the registration. Pre-Entering the information here in advance reduces the duration of the appointment.

Date of birth. Please also provide the time if you're registering a multiple birth. *

Place of birth. This should be the usual name and address of the hospital or the address of the house the child was born in. *

Names(s) and surname of the child: *

Sex: *

Female
Male

Father’s/2nd female Parent’s name(s) and surname. This is the name(s) and surname that the father/parent was known by at the time of the birth. If they have changed name or surname at any stage the other names should also be provided.

Father’s/2nd female Parent’s place of birth. If father/parent was born in the UK should provide the London Borough; Borough; or the town or village and County. If they were born outside of the UK, you must give the name of the country.

Father’s/2nd female Parent’s occupation. This should be the occupation the father/parent had at the time of the birth. If not working, you may provide the last occupation held.

Father’s/2nd female Parent’s phone number

Father’s/2nd female Parent’s email address

Mother’s name(s) and surname. This is the name(s) and surname that the mother was known by at the time of the birth. If the mother has changed her name or surname at any stage the other names should also be provided. *

Mother’s maiden surname. This is the name the mother entered into her first marriage or civil partnership. The registrar will also ask if the mother has used any other names at the time of any other marriages or civil partnerships.

Mother’s place of birth. If the mother was born in the United Kingdom you should provide the London Borough; Borough; or the town or village and County. If she was born outside of the United Kingdom you should provide the name of the country. *

Mother’s occupation.This should be the occupation the mother had at the time of the birth. you may provide the last occupation held. *

Mother’s usual address at the time of the birth. *

Please indicate if the address provided above is is still the Mother’s current address? *

If the parents are not married or in a civil partnership with each other. The Father or 2nd female Parent’s current full postal address should be given including the postcode.

Statistical information (part 1)

There is a legal requirement to supply this information but it does not appear in the register entry.

If parents are married or in a civil partnership, please provide the date of the marriage or formation on the civil partnership. *

Father / 2nd female Parent’s date of birth and Mother’s date of birth. *

Apart from the birth being registered please provide details of the mother’s previous births. Please give number of liveborn births. *

Apart from the birth being registered please provide details of the mother’s previous births: Please give number of stillbirths. *

Statistical information (part 2)

You are not obliged to provide the following information but it does serve a useful purpose in the compilation of medical and social statistics If you would prefer not to provide the information please state N/A.

Father / 2nd female Parent Please indicate the industry he / she works in whether he / she is employed or self employed If employed, whether he / she supervises other staff If self employed whether he / she employs other staff.

Mother: please indicate the industry she works in whether she is employed or self employed If employed, whether she supervises other staff If self employed whether she employs other staff.

Pre-register an appointment to register a birth

Before you start

Pre-register an appointment for birth registration

Answer ALL mandatory questions shown with an asterisk(*). You may lose your information if you press submit before answering all mandatory questions.

Who'll be registering the birth?

Are the parents married to each other or in a civil partnership?

If the parents are not married or in a civil partnership with each other both parents must attend in order for the father / 2nd female parent’s details to be recorded in the register (This gives the father / 2nd female parent parental responsibility).

The following details are required for the birth registration

Please note that the Registrar is legally required to ask you these questions again during the registration. Pre-Entering the information here in advance reduces the duration of the appointment.

Statistical information (part 1)

There is a legal requirement to supply this information but it does not appear in the register entry.

Statistical information (part 2)

You are not obliged to provide the following information but it does serve a useful purpose in the compilation of medical and social statistics If you would prefer not to provide the information please state N/A.

Answer ALL questions with a asterisk (*) before you submit your form

You may lose your information if you press submit before answering all mandatory questions.

After you submit your form successfully, a new message will appear saying "Thank you. Your completed form has been sent to the Registration Service."

After submitting a form, you will get a copy by email. (Check junk/spam folders).

Reminder before you press submit: you only complete this form if you want to book a face to face appointment at Stowmarket or Woodbridge office.

Pre-register an appointment to register a birth

Before you start

Pre-register an appointment for birth registration

Answer ALL mandatory questions shown with an asterisk(*). You may lose your information if you press submit before answering all mandatory questions.

Who'll be registering the birth?

Are the parents married to each other or in a civil partnership?

If the parents are not married or in a civil partnership with each other both parents must attend in order for the father / 2nd female parent’s details to be recorded in the register (This gives the father / 2nd female parent parental responsibility).

The following details are required for the birth registration

Please note that the Registrar is legally required to ask you these questions again during the registration. Pre-Entering the information here in advance reduces the duration of the appointment.

Statistical information (part 1)

There is a legal requirement to supply this information but it does not appear in the register entry.

Statistical information (part 2)

You are not obliged to provide the following information but it does serve a useful purpose in the compilation of medical and social statistics If you would prefer not to provide the information please state N/A.

Answer ALL questions with a asterisk (*) before you submit your form

You may lose your information if you press submit before answering all mandatory questions.

After you submit your form successfully, a new message will appear saying "Thank you. Your completed form has been sent to the Registration Service."

After submitting a form, you will get a copy by email. (Check junk/spam folders).

Reminder before you press submit: you only complete this form if you want to book a face to face appointment at Stowmarket or Woodbridge office.

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