Register a birth
Book a birth registration appointment
Registering a birth takes around 30 minutes.
To register a birth, you'll need to make an appointment. Appointments will take place in a Buckinghamshire registration office between Monday and Friday.
If your baby was born outside Buckinghamshire or in Milton Keynes, contact your nearest register office.
Our registration offices in Aylesbury, Beaconsfield Old Town, Buckingham Library and High Wycombe Library are open for appointments.
If you are registering a birth at the Beaconsfield Office and have accessibility issues, i.e. stairs, please contact us at [email protected]
What you'll need
When you attend the appointment, you should bring:
- your baby's red NHS book
- documents for each parent such as a passport, driving licence, utility bill, birth or marriage certificate (we can still register the birth without these documents)
- from 9th November please refer to the acceptable ID list as to what documents are required (the birth registration cannot go ahead without acceptable ID). You must provide either one document from the primary list or two documents from the secondary list
- a payment card to pay the fee for the birth certificates required
- it is now possible to pay for certificates at the time of booking
If English is not your native language
If you cannot speak or understand English, you can bring someone who can translate for you.
Help with your booking
If you need any help or advice when booking your appointment, contact us by:
- online contact form
- using our Buckinghamshire Council Virtual Assistant
- phone on 0300 131 6000 (the line is open Monday to Thursday 9am to 5:30pm and Friday 9am to 5pm)
If you can't hear or speak on the phone we provide a text relay service: 18001 0300 131 6000