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Register a birth
It is a legal requirement for a birth in Scotland to be registered within 21 days of the event. It can be done at any registration office in Scotland.
Re-register a birth
A birth can be re-registered at a later date to update some of the birth details and get an updated certificate:
- to add the natural father's details
- if the parents have married since the birth was registered, to add the date and place of marriage
If you re-register a birth, the birth records and new certificates will include this updated information.
We can only re-register births if the original birth registration was in Scotland.
Contact us for further information:
- telephone 030 33 33 3004
- email registrars@dumgal.gov.uk