If you have sole parental responsibility (PR) because the other parent
who had PR is deceased, you need to send us a letter of consent before
we can prepare your Deed Poll documentation. Please
note, you do not need to send us a letter of consent if you are the
mother and the father did not have PR for your child. In summary, a
letter of consent is required if:
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You are the mother and you were
married to
the deceased father (see Letter 2a template below). |
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You are the mother and you were
not married to the
deceased father but the father is recorded on your child's birth
certificate but only for births registered from
1st December 2003 in England or Wales; from 4th May 2006 in
Scotland and from 15th April 2002 in Northern Ireland. If
your child was not born in the UK, the above dates apply for
where you live in the UK
(see Letter 2b template below). |
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You are the father
(with PR)
and the mother is deceased (see
Letter 2c template below). |
If you are changing more than one child's name, please provide a
separate letter for each child.
Our fax number and postal address can be found at the bottom of this
page.
If you have Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2002, 2003 or 2007 on
your computer, you can download an interactive Word template that will
make it easy to produce the appropriate letter of consent. Look
out for this download icon in the template
If you do not have Word, please copy and paste the template text into
your word processor.
Letter 2a template
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[Your
home address]
[Your
daytime telephone number]
[Date]
To whom it may concern.
Dear Sirs,
I, the undersigned, having sole parental
responsibility for [insert child's
current full name here] consent to [his/her]
name being changed to [insert new
full name here].
Although I was married to my [son/daughter's]
father, sadly he passed away on [date].
Please find enclosed a copy of his death certificate.
NOTE: If you do not have access to the
death certificate, please briefly say why.
Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Your full name]
Mother
Click
on the icon to download an interactive Word document for this letter.
 Click on the Open button
if you see a
File Download window.
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Letter 2b template
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[Your
home address]
[Your
daytime telephone number]
[Date]
To whom it may concern.
Dear Sirs,
I, the undersigned, having sole parental
responsibility for [insert child's
current full name here] consent to [his/her]
name being changed to [insert new
full name here].
Although the father is named on my [son/daughter's]
birth certificate, sadly he passed away on [date].
Please find enclosed a copy of his death certificate.
NOTE: If you do not have access to the
death certificate, please briefly say why.
Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Your full name]
Mother
Click
on the icon to download an interactive Word document for this letter.
Click on the Open button
if you see a
File Download window.
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Letter 2c template
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[Your
home address]
[Your
daytime telephone number]
[Date]
To whom it may concern.
Dear Sirs,
I, the undersigned, having sole parental
responsibility for [insert child's
current full name here] consent to [his/her]
name being changed to [insert new
full name here].
Sadly, my [son/daughter's]
mother passed away on [date].
Please find enclosed a copy of her death certificate.
NOTE: If you do not have access to the
death certificate, please say why.
Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Your full name]
Father
Click
on the icon to download an interactive Word document for this letter.
Click on the Open button
if you see a
File Download window.
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Where to send your signed letter of consent
Please send your signed letter of consent to us using one of the
following methods:
1. Fax to
0333 444 8486 or 0870 350 1600 (+44 870 350 1600 from overseas).
2. Scan your signed letter and email to
loc@deedpoll.org.uk
3. Post to either of the addresses below.
Please note, if you are paying by cheque or postal order, or claiming a fee reduction
for receiving a qualifying benefit, we suggest you do not fax or email your
letter but enclose it with your payment and/or benefit evidence.
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Freepost address
(if posting in the UK)
Using our Freepost address costs nothing
but it takes about 3 working days to reach us. If you want your
letter to arrive sooner, or if you are overseas, use the address below
Full postal address
Use this address if you want your letter
to arrive sooner or if you are posting from overseas. Don't forget to affix
the correct postage
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Write
FREEPOST DEED POLLS on the envelope:
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Last updated: 25 March 2009
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