Births, deaths and ceremonies Book an appointment to register a birth

Welcome to the Shropshire Registration Service through which you can book a birth registration appointment at one of our register offices.
 
All births in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must be registered within 42 days of the child being born.

If your baby was born outside of the Shropshire: You can make a declaration at one of our register offices.

The information that you provide will then be posted to the register office in the area where your baby was born and the birth will be registered there. Birth certificates can only be purchased once the birth is registered. If you'd like certificates straight away, you will need to make an appointment to register in the district where the baby was born:

If you wish to register a birth in accordance with the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act 2008, or have any questions about same sex birth registrations please contact us.

• Please note that all birth certificates are chargeable at a cost of £12.50 each 
  
• If the mother and father/second parent of the child were married to each other or in a civil partnership at the time of the birth, either parent may register the birth
  
• If the mother and father/second parent of the child were not married to each other at the time of the birth, the mother alone may register the birth
  
• If not married to the mother, the father's/second parent's details can only be entered (in most cases) into the register if they also attend the registration appointment
  
• To complete the birth registration you will be asked to provide the child’s ‘red book’ issued by the hospital
   

Please do not use this service to book a re-registration.