Change a certificate
Find out what changes can be made to a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate.
Download and complete the relevant application form. You will need to post it to us with your supporting documentation. It can take up to 6 weeks for changes to be made. It costs up to £99 to make a change to a certificate.
You can only apply to make changes to a certificate if the information was wrong at the time of registration.
Download an application form to:
- correct details on a birth registration
- remove wrong father’s details from a birth registration
- correct details on a death registration
- correct details on a marriage or civil partnership registration
Re-register a birth
To add new information such as updating a surname due to a marriage, you will need to re-register the birth.
Email your form
Send your completed application form to registrars@kingston.gov.uk.