From 8 September 2008, you can register your baby's birth at Broxtowe and Aspley SureStart centres. Just come along to Broxtowe's Bump & baby session between 1.30 and 3.30 or Aspley's Tiny Tots between 10 and 12.00, no appointment is necessary.

We also offer a full-time registration service at Nottingham City Hospital and Queens Medical Centre.  To register a birth at either hospitals or at the Register Office an appointment will need to be made.

Every birth must be registered in the Register Office for the district in which it occurred.

• Where to register the birth of a baby born in the City of Nottingham
• When must a birth be registered
• Who may register the birth
• Car parking and access to the building
• Information which will be needed by the Registrar
• Additional details which must be given to the Registrar
• Additional information which is requested on a voluntary basis
• Checking the information
• On completion of the registration you will be issued with documents
• Giving details by making a 'declaration'
• Queries

Where to register the birth of a baby born in the City of Nottingham

The Register Office for all births within the city boundary of Nottingham is located at:

50 Shakespeare Street,
Nottingham,
NG1 4FP
Telephone (0115) 947 5665

Opening Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 4.30pm
Wednesday from 10.00am - 4.30pm.
Saturday - by prior appointment only

All birth registrations are by appointment only please telephone to make an appointment

When must a birth be registered

The law requires that every birth shall be registered within six weeks of the date of birth.

Who may register the birth

If the parents of the child are married to each other, either parent may attend to register the birth. Where the parents are not married to each other they both usually need to attend if the father's details are wanted in the register entry. If the father is not able to attend, but the mother wishes to have his details in the register entry, please telephone the Registrar on the above number for further advice.

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Car parking and access to the building

There is limited free car parking for customer use (accessible via Shakespeare Villas) at the rear of the Register Office. Adjacent on-street 'pay-and-display' car parking is also available. There is ramped access to the building from the car park area. Visitors should report to the Reception desk on the ground floor. The Registrars' offices are situated on the first floor. Unfortunately the building does not have a lift, so please ask at Reception for a ground floor registration if you would have a problem with the stairs.

Information which will be needed by the Registrar

The Registrar will interview you in private, when you will need to give the following information for recording in the Register book:

• The date and place of baby's birth
• The full name and surname you wish to give the child
• Where the parents are married or, if not married, where both parents attend together, the baby's father's full name, occupation, any previous names used, and place of birth
• The mother's full name, occupation, any previous names used, and place of birth
• The mother's usual address at the time of baby's birth
• If the parents are not married to each other, the father's usual address

Additional details which must be given to the Registrar

Other details will be collected which do not appear in the Register book or on the birth certificate. These are gathered confidentially and will only be used for the preparation and supply of statistical information by the Registrar General:

• The mother's date of birth
• The father's date of birth if the parents are married, or if not married and both parents attend together
• If parents are married to each other, the month and year of the marriage, whether the mother has been married more than once, and the number of the mother's previous children by her present and any former husband.

Additional information which is requested on a voluntary basis

Other particulars are requested by the Registrar on a voluntary basis, and again will not be entered in the Register book. Any such information collected at registration may be used in identifiable form for statistical analysis by the Registrar General and approved researchers outside of the Office for National Statistics:

• The sort of industry in which the parent(s) work
• The employment status of the parent(s)

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Checking the information

The Registrar will take down all the details in draft form and will ask you to check that they have been recorded correctly. The non-statistical information will then be copied into the Register, which you will be asked to check through carefully and sign.

Documents which will be supplied following the registration

On completion of the registration you will be issued with the following documents:

• A free 'short' birth certificate which states baby's name, date of birth, sex and district of birth
• An application form to enrol baby on a doctor's list
• Standard 'full' birth certificates may be purchased at the point of registration at a cost of £3.50 each. This certificate includes all the details entered in the Register.

Giving details by making a 'declaration'

If you live outside the City of Nottingham you may, register the birth via the office of your local Registrar. You should telephone your local Registrar to make an appointment. He/she will take a declaration of the particulars required and forward it to Nottingham Register Office. When the birth has been recorded in a Register in Nottingham, you will receive through the post the free 'short' birth Certificate, the doctor's registration form and, if requested, the standard 'full' birth certificate.

Queries

If you have any further queries regarding registering a birth, please do not hesitate to contact Nottingham Register Office.

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