•   May 2012. Thank you very much for your help. I have found the service to be very efficient and I was particularly impressed with the procedures and checks in place to ensure a secure a professional service. Everything has happened exactly as the website says it would which is pleasing... 

    Joan, Huyton, Liverpool.

6. Changing the name on your child's passport

If you wish to change the name on your child's passport (or you are applying for a first passport in a name that is different from the name on your child's birth certificate), you will need the consent of everyone with PR (parental responsibility).

We will also need to see evidence of consent from those with PR before we can issue your child's Deed Poll. 

Therefore when you apply to us for your child's Deed Poll, simply mail us a letter of consent signed by everyone with PR. This letter will be returned to you so you can send it to the passport office along with your child's Deed Poll when changing the name on your child’s passport. 

For more information about PR and consent requirements, please click here.

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1.        Applying for a passport in a name that is different to the name on your birth certificate
2.        Changing the name on your passport following your change of name by Deed Poll
3.        Changing the name on your passport following your marriage or civil partnership
4.        Changing the name on your passport following your separation
5.        Changing the name on your passport upon divorce or dissolution of your civil partnership
6.        Changing the name on your child's passport
7.        Applying for a British passport whilst overseas
8.        Contacting the UK Identity & Passport Service
9.        How to apply for a Deed Poll to change your name

This page was last checked today by Amanda Dawson, Senior Deed Poll Officer.