Crewe Register Office

Delamere House
Chester Street
Crewe
CW1 2LL

Telephone: 0300 123 5019
Fax: 01270 375 107
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Visits are by appointment only

Office Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday – 9am to 4.30pm

Saturday appointments may be available on request. Please telephone for an appointment.

Macclesfield Registration Office

Park Green
Macclesfield
SK11 6TW

Telephone: 0300 123 5019
Fax: 01625 619 225
Email Macclesfield Register Office

Visits are by appointment only

Office Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday – 9am to 4.30pm (closed 12.30-1.00pm)

Saturday appointments may be available on request. Please telephone for an appointment.

Registering a Birth

Your baby's birth must be registered within 42 days (six weeks).

Where to register the birth

If your baby was born in Cheshire East, the birth can be registered in any one of our registration offices. To make an appointment with the Registration Service, call 0300 123 5019. Staff will arrange your appointment, tell you what you will need to take with you and help you with any queries.

If you live outside Cheshire East or your baby was born outside Cheshire East, you may make a declaration of birth at your most convenient office. The details will be sent to the appropriate district and the birth certificate will be posted to you. Please contact your local Register Office for further information.

What information will the Registrar ask for?

date and place of birth of the baby
sex of the baby
baby's full names and surname
dates and place of birth of the parents
parents' occupations
mother’s maiden name
date of the parents' marriage (if applicable)
where the parents are living

Please bring the baby's red record book, if available, when you attend for your appointment. A short birth certificate is issued free of charge. You may wish to buy a further short or full certificates from the birth entry.

There is a small charge for these certificates. A full birth certificate is needed for a passport for your baby.

Who can register a birth?

Either parent may register the birth if the parents are married. If they are not married and the father's details are to be included in the birth entry, then both parents must attend together.

Parent Line Plus has a free helpline you can call to ask about your options when registering your child's birth.

If the mother and father are not married and the father's name is not entered in the birth register, it is possible for his details to be added at a later date.

This is known as re-registration of a birth and may be done providing both parents agree. For further information, please contact the Register Office where the birth was originally registered.

How long will the appointment last?

Your appointment with the registrar will be held in private and will take about 20 minutes.