Letter of consent
You only need to download the appropriate letter if you share parental responsibility (PR) with another person. We don't need to see a letter of consent if you have Sole PR.
Note: You can use the template below to write your letter of consent by hand, if you don't have a printer.
Where to send your letter of consent
You can send your letter of consent to us by:
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Post
Central Processing Office, The Legal Deed Poll Service, UNIT 6A, Bishton Court, Telford, TF3 4JE.
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Fax
0800 612 68 22
Request a letter of consent to be written for you
If you need us to draft the letter of consent and send it to you for signing, please click here to request a call-back, or call our Helpline (see top of this page for the contact number).
Sample Letters
Joint PR (everyone with PR consents)
This letter is required if everyone with PR consents to the change of name.
Click here if all persons with PR are able to sign the same letter.
Click here if you need to obtain separate letters of consent for each person with PR.
If you cannot download the letter - click here - to download the free version of Microsoft Word.
Joint PR (absent parent)
This letter is required if the mother or father is absent, or if an exception applies.
Click here if the absent fathers whereabouts is not known.
Click here if the absent fathers whereabout is known but you do not wish to contact him because an exception applies (e.g. history of domestic violence or child abuse, etc.)
Click here if the absent mothers whereabouts is not known.
If you cannot download the letter - click here - to download the free version of Microsoft Word.
Named father is not the biological father
This letter is required if the person recorded on a child's birth certificate as the father is not the biological father.
Click here if you are the person named as the father on the birth certificate.
If you cannot download the letter - click here - to download the free version of Microsoft Word.
