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Getting your birth certificate information before adoption

Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption, if you live in the UK.

From:
HM Passport Office
Published
1 April 2013
Last updated
6 March 2024 — See all updates

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Application form to get your birth certificate information

PDF, 127 KB, 2 pages

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Guidance notes (accessible)

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Guidance notes

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Details

You should use this form to get your birth certificate information if you:

  • were adopted
  • live in the UK

You should read the guidance notes before completing the form.

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Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2013
Last updated 6 March 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added accessible version of the guidance notes.

  2. Updated forms and guidance document with minor amendments

  3. The email address for contacting the GRO has been updated.

  4. Application form replaced with an updated version. Details section also updated.

  5. Updated application form.

  6. Updated guidance

  7. Updated form and guidance notes

  8. First published.

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