Register a birth
Congratulations on your new arrival!
Babies are registered in the district where they’re born.
Babies born in Rutland (birth registration)
Your baby will be registered in Rutland, by appointment.
During the appointment, you can buy a full birth certificate for £12.50, which will show all details held in the register for your child and their parents.
Babies born outside Rutland (birth declaration)
If you live in Rutland but your baby was born in a different county, you can register the birth by declaration in Rutland.
The registrar will complete a declaration form and send it to the district your baby was born in. Your baby will be registered in that district.
You can then order the birth certificate by calling the district your child was born in. The certificate will be posted to your home address.
Request a birth registration or birth declaration appointment
Please use our online form to request an appointment. We aim to respond to your request within 48 hours Monday to Friday.
Where will the registration/declaration appointment take place?
Your appointment will be at the Rutland Register Office in Oakham.
Who can register the birth
Married parents
If you and your partner were married at the time of conception or when the baby was born, only one parent needs to attend the appointment.
Unmarried parents
If you aren't married to each other, you must both attend the appointment if you'd like father's details to be included.
If one of you can't attend the appointment, you can complete a statutory declaration of parentage form which the other takes to the appointment to register the birth. The form must be witnessed by a solicitor or someone who's legally able to witness an oath. For advice on this, call us on 01572 758 380.
What you need to bring to the appointment
To help make sure the information recorded is accurate, it would helpful if you could bring:
- your baby's red book
- proof of your address
- passport, driving licence or birth certificate which shows the correct spelling of your name(s) - spelling errors can be hard to put right later
Don't worry if you don't have these documents - the appointment can still go ahead without them.