Order or 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.