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About
Deed Polls
What is a Deed
Poll?
Why
is it called a Deed Poll?
What
is the purpose of a Deed Poll?
Who can apply?
Can
I change my children's names?
Are
there any restrictions on names?
Is a Deed Poll registered
anywhere?
Can
a birth certificate be changed?
Why
do people change their name?
Answers to other
FAQs
Applying
for a Deed Poll
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your name online now
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letters of consent
General
name change information
Introduction
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woman's rights upon marriage
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man's rights upon marriage
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woman's rights upon divorce
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woman's rights upon being widowed
Your
rights upon adoption
Who to advise
after changing your name
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About
Deed Polls
Is
a Deed Poll registered anywhere?
Contrary to popular belief, there is no central register of name changes in the United Kingdom. Deed Polls are not registered anywhere unless you choose to have your Deed Poll lodged for safe keeping and entered in the Enrolment Books of the Central Office of the Supreme Court of Deeds, which is situated at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Enrolling a Deed Poll provides a public record of your name change and your details are published in the London Gazette [What is the London Gazette]. However, it is not necessary to enroll your Deed Poll and it significantly adds to the time taken and the cost of changing your name. Most people who change their name only wish to inform those who have a reason to know. Consequently, very few Deed Polls are enrolled.
For further information about enrolling a Deed Poll, contact the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL or telephone 020-7947 6000.
Last updated: 17 January 2002
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