Home Register a birth All births in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must be registered within 42 days of the child being born.It costs £4 to issue a birth certificate at registration, or £7 if issued after.You can register a birth that took place in the areas covered by the county council by booking an appointment at any of our registration offices.To book an appointment use our online booking form. Help us improve this page Hide content Was this page helpful? Yes It was helpful, but Please select a reasonthere's a broken link it's hard to understand it's incorrect it's outdated it's too long Other No Please select a reasonit didn't answer my question it's not detailed enough it's hard to understand it's incorrect it's outdated it's too long Other Details Email address We’ll only use this to ask for more detail if we need to.