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Application form to remove the wrong father's details from a birth registration

Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.

Applies to England and Wales

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Application form to remove the wrong father's details from a birth registration

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You should use this form to remove the father’s details from a birth certificate, if the man named as the father on the certificate is not the natural father of the child.

You should read the guidance notes before filling out the form.

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Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2013
Last updated 28 May 2024 + show all updates
  1. The application fee has gone up to £99 from £90.

  2. Form and guidance notes have been updated.

  3. Updated application form and guidance notes.

  4. First published.

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