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Birth registration services
Information about registering or re-registering a birth and obtaining copies of birth certificates in Worcestershire.
The Register Office at County Hall is open for both appointments and ceremonies.
Please park in the visitors car park and follow the brown signage to the Register Office entrance.
Who can register a birth?
If you’re married or in a legal civil partnership:
- either parent can register the birth
- both parents will be named on the birth certificate
If you’re not married or in a legal civil partnership:
- the father cannot register the birth on his own, but can go with the mother
- only parents who go to the Register Office will be named on the birth certificate