Bookings

If your baby was born in Cheshire West you can book an appointment to register a birth at Chester Register Office, Ellesmere Port Library or Winsford Library.

If your baby was born outside of Cheshire West, you should contact the register office for that area to register the birth. For example, if your baby was born at Leighton Hospital you should contact Cheshire East registration service.

Your appointment will take around 20 minutes and there is no charge.

Please note: birth registrations are required to be carried out at a face to face appointment with a registrar. For your safety we have introduced measures such as screens, hand sanitiser and we will be using larger rooms to allow social distancing.

It is not essential to bring any documents with you to the appointment. However, it is helpful if parents provide at least one document from the list below to ensure that the registration is completed accurately and to reduce future corrections. There is a fee for corrections to be made in a completed birth record.

Passport
Driving licence
Council tax bill
Birth certificate
Marriage/civil partnership certificate
Utility bill

It would also be useful to bring the red birth book if you were issued with one by the hospital.

Ordering certificates

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