Please do not attend our offices if you, or anyone with you has tested positive for Covid or any other infectious disease. This is for all registration appointments and ceremonies.
If the parent registering the birth does not speak or understand English, they need to bring someone with them to the appointment who can translate for them. Parents who are not married or in a legal civil partnership cannot translate for each other - in this case, a third person must be the translator.
All births that take place in the borough of Bromley must be registered within the London Borough of Bromley.
From the 9 November 2026, it will be a statutory requirement to provide evidence of identity when registering or re-registering a birth. Where the birth is registered jointly both parents must provide evidence of their identity.
The requirement also applies to informants who qualify as being present at the birth, in charge of the child or occupier.
A list of acceptable documents
Please check before your appointment to ensure you have the correct documents.
We will not be able to proceed with your appointment if you do not bring the correct documents.
Appointments
The easiest way to book an appointment to register a birth is using our online diary.
Important note: We have moved office and are no longer at Stockwell Close.
Our new address is Bromley Civic Centre, Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR1 1AS. (Opposite Bromley South Police Station)
Please ensure you read all of the information before booking your appointment.
Booking online means you can browse the diary for the most convenient time and you will be able to amend or cancel appointments easily.
- If you are married or in a civil partnership, only one of you needs to attend the appointment.
- If you are not married to or have not formed a civil partnership with each other, and the mother wants baby’s father’s/parent's details to be entered into the register, then both baby’s parents will need to attend the appointment, see who can register a birth for further information.
- Anyone else attending with you will not be able to wait with you or come in with you to see the registrar
- It is preferable if baby, and siblings do not attend the registration appointment
- The registration will take about 15 to 20 minutes
- Baby's full names and date of birth together with place of birth. You will be asked to confirm your preferred spelling of all names and any accented characters.
- Your appointment may be rescheduled if you attend the appointment without deciding on your child/s name
- Parents' full names, including any previous names, occupations and address or addresses
- Place and date of birth of both parents
- Date of marriage/civil partnership of parents (if applicable)
You will be asked to thoroughly check the register entry. It is your responsibility to read this very carefully before declaring that the information recorded is correct.
Once you have confirmed the information in the register entry, any corrections will cost a statutory fee of £99, and the process can take up to 8 weeks to complete.
This is done by way of a marginal note. You will be charged for the correction and any additional certificates.