Petition · Home Office
Change laws around amendments on birth certificates
Closed
49 signatures
What the petition asks
I want the Government to change the law so that corrections to a birth registration are made to the relevant part of the full birth certificate, not in a marginal note.
If a registrar makes a mistake in entering the sex of a child this cannot corrected on register itself, only in a note in the margin. This may affect the child's future making life difficult for them when getting married, applying for jobs and everything else they need a birth certificate for.
Timeline
| 5 Dec 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
49
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
5 Dec 2024
Closed
5 Jun 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 19 Aug 2026.