Birth Registration

Find out information about registering a birth.

All births in England must be registered within 42 days of the child being born.

Our registrars can register the births of all babies born in Suffolk. You can do this at any of our registration offices regardless of where in the county your baby was born.

How to register a Birth

Suffolk County Council registration offices are located in:

  • Bury St Edmunds
  • Haverhill
  • Felixstowe
  • Ipswich
  • Lowestoft
  • Newmarket
  • Saxmundham
  • Stowmarket
  • Sudbury
  • Woodbridge

Find out how and where to register your child’s birth in Suffolk.