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1. Age requirement

If you are aged 16 or over you can legally change your own name. However for children under 16 someone with ‘parental responsibility’ needs to apply. In some cases you might also need to obtain the permission of another person with ‘parental responsibility’, for example the child’s other parent, although this isn’t always the case.

To find out more about changing your child’s name by Deed Poll please click here to read our page ‘Can I change my child’s name?’.

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7.         People detained under the Mental Health Act

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