Births
Find out how to make an appointment to register your baby's birth using our online booking system.
Information about where you can obtain copy certificates.
Registering a birth within 42 days is a legal requirement. You can do this at your local register office.
Under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 and the Legitimacy Act 1976 a birth can be re-registered in certain circumstances.
The West Sussex Registration Service is pleased to offer additional non-religious celebratory ceremonies for naming.
If your child is stillborn you should aim to register it within 42 days within the district in which the stillbirth occurred.