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A mother can register the birth of her child on her own, regardless of whether she is married or not. She can also register the birth jointly with the father.

A father may be able to register the birth of his child jointly with the mother.

He can only register the birth on his own if:

    he was married to the mother when the child was conceived, or
    he completes a statutory declaration form, or
    there is a parental responsibility agreement in force and he has the appropriate court order.

If the father is not married to the mother but registers the birth jointly with her, he will ensure that he has parental responsibility.

If you're the lesbian partner of a child's mother, you may be able to register the birth jointly with the mother in certain circumstances. This will give you parental responsibility.

For more information about parental responsibility, see under Children, in Living together and marriage - legal differences.

If you're the lesbian partner of a child's mother, you might want to get advice about whether you can get parental responsibility for the child. You can get advice from a Citizens Advice Bureau.
If the child's parents are not able to register the birth, this can be done by one of the following people:

    someone living in the house where the child was born
    any person present at the birth
    any person responsible for the child.

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