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Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
You can apply for a birth registration correction when the information is…
The following people can apply for a correction: the mother the father (if…
It costs £83 or £99 to apply to correct a mistake in a birth registration.…
If there are any errors on a marriage or civil partnership certificate you can correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what...
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
Application form and guidance notes about correcting the details on a birth registration.
Use this form to request a correction or change to a name or address for a patent at the Intellectual Property Office.
Application form and guidance on how to correct details on a marriage or civil partnership registration.
Midlands Region, Judge M K Gandham and Mrs S Hopkins FRICS on 23 April 2020.
Find out who has a requirement to correct, when a correction must be made and what the penalties are for non-compliance.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wikeley on 22 April 2024.
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