Births

Register a new birth or find out when you must re-register a birth and how to do this. Request copies of birth certificates and find out about naming ceremonies.

Register or re-register a birth

Register a birth

Find out how to register a birth in Brighton & Hove and book a birth registration appointment.

Re-register a birth

You can re-register your child's birth to add the natural father’s name to the birth record or if you marry the child’s father after the birth was registered.

Birth certificates

Apply for a copy of a birth certificate

Find out how to apply for a copy of a birth certificate, how much it costs and how to obtain certificates from outside of Brighton & Hove.

Arrange a naming ceremony

Naming and family ceremony

Book a celebrant registrar and find out how much it costs to arrange a naming ceremony in Brighton Town Hall or an approved venue.