Registering a birth
The birth must be registered within 42 days of the child being
born. It has to be registered in the district where it took
place. However, if the birth took place in Oldham and the
mother is resident in Rochdale we've made arrangements with Oldham
for you to be able to register the birth at either
Rochdale or Oldham.
Find out all you need to know about how to register
a birth
To register a birth in Rochdale you'll need to ring us to make
an appointment.
Ring 01706 924783 to make an
appointment
Notifying organisations of your change in circumstances - Tell
us once
When you register a birth we can tell government departments
such as the
DWP
,
HMRC,
and local
authority services such as Housing and Council Tax Benefit and
Family Information Service about the birth of your
child through our 'Tell us Once' service. The
service is free and you can choose which organisations will be
told.
When you ring to make an appointment to register a birth you'll
be offered this service.
Information you'll need
We'll need the national insurance number and date of birth of
the parent(s) of the child together with details of any benefits or
services they are receiving.
If you intend to claim Child Benefit then by using our service
you don't have to submit a birth certificate with your child
benefit form . This is as long as you bring to the appointment the
completed form and prepaid envelope. Download the
Child Benefit claim form
How we will treat the information you give us
We'll treat all the information you give us securely. The
organisations we give your information to will use it to update
records; to initiate /end services, benefits and entitlements as
appropriate; and to resolve any outstanding issues. They may use
the information we give them in other ways, but only as the law
allows.
Contact
Rochdale Register Office
Town Hall
Vicars Gate
Rochdale OL16 1AB
Tel: 01706 924784
Fax: 01706 924786
Email: Register Office
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