Register a birth

You need to register the birth of your baby within 42 days.

If your baby was born in Buckinghamshire, they should be registered in a Buckinghamshire register office.

If your baby was born outside of Buckinghamshire, you should register the birth at a register office in the area where your baby was born.

If your baby was born at:

• Wexham Park Hospital, contact Slough Register Office
• the John Radcliffe Hospital, contact Oxfordshire Registration Office
• Milton Keynes Hospital, contact Milton Keynes Registration Office

You can also find your local register office online.

A birth should be registered in the district where the baby was born. If this is not possible and your baby was born outside of Buckinghamshire, you can choose to attend our office to register by declaration.

If you choose to register by declaration with us, we will send your details to the relevant authority to complete the registration. We cannot issue any birth certificates at the appointment, as you must order these from the authority where the birth took place, so you will experience a delay.