If you live outside of the County of Dorset it may be more convenient for you to provide the information required for registering the birth at an office closer to your home. You may do this by arrangement with any register office in England or Wales and it is known as a birth declaration. If you do this the process will take a little longer as the office you visit will then have to send us your information. We will then register and then send you the birth certificate and other associated documents. Consequently if you live in Dorset but the birth occurred elsewhere you may arrange to visit any of our offices for a birth declaration appointment. We will then send the information to the relevant register office to register the birth for you.

• Name: Registration Information Centre
  Email: registrationinformation@dorsetcc.gov.uk
  Tel: 01305/01202 225153
  Fax: 01305 228506
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