This guidance has been updated to add a new section called Who can register a birth in the UK, to tell examiners who can register a child’s birth and in the Re-registration: after marriage or civil partnership section to confirm, from 13 July 2026 the General Register Office (GRO) and General Register Office Northern Ireland (GRONI) will not change a child’s name following their parent’s subsequent marriage or civil partnership. In these cases, the parents must change the child’s surname by a deed poll or change of name deed.
- Document Date
- Wednesday September 16, 2026