Letters of consent

After executing your child's Deed Poll, either legal copies or the original document will need to
be sent to all authorities that need to be notified of the change of name. You will also need to
enclose a letter of consent. This should confirm that all persons holding parental responsibility
have given their consent to the name change. Record holders such as the passport office will
require such a letter before issuing a new passport.
We do not require you to send us a letter of consent before issuing a Deed Poll but you should
enclose one when notifying relevant bodies of your child's name change, as many organisations
will expect one.
Below are three example letters of consent. The one applicable to you will depend on the type
of parental responsibility that you hold for your child. For more information on this see our
page Parental Responsibility.
Sole Parental Responsibility
Joint Parental Responsibility
Sole Parental Responsibility
Your Name
Your Address
Your Tel no.
Date
To whom it may concern,
I, the undersigned [insert your name here], the person having parental responsibility for [child's
current name here], give my consent to [his/her] name being changed to [child's new name
here].
From the options laid out below, choose those relevant to your situation.
I confirm that when the child was born I was not married to the child's father nor was I
subsequently married to him at any time after the birth. I also confirm that no other person has
acquired parental responsibility either by agreement or by court order.
For births registered in England and Wales before 1st December 2003
I hereby declare that I was not married to my child's father at the time of the birth, or at any
time after the birth.
For births registered in England and Wales after 1st December 2003
I hereby declare that I was not married to my child's father at the time of the birth, or at any
time after the birth. I also confirm that the father's details were not entered at the time of
registration.
For births registered in Scotland before 4th May 2006
I hereby declare that I was not married to my child's father at the time of conception, or at any
time after the birth.
For births registered in Scotland after 4th May 2006
I hereby declare that I was not married to my child's father at the time of conception, or at any
time after the birth. I also confirm that the father's details were not entered at the time of
registration.
For births registered in Northern Ireland before 15th April 2002
I hereby declare that I was not married to my child's father at the time of the birth.
For births registered in Northern Ireland after 15th April 2002
I hereby declare that I was not married to my child's father at the time of the birth. I also
confirm that the father's details were not entered at the time of registration.
If a parent who previously held parental responsibility is now deceased
The child's [father/mother] did hold parental responsibility for my child but [he/she] passed
away on [insert date]. Enclosed is a copy of the death certificate as confirmation
I confirm that nobody other than myself holds parental responsibility for my child. Nobody has
acquired it through a court order or any other means. I also confirm that there is no court,
custody, or parental responsibility order, preventing me from changing the name of the child
named above.
As documentary evidence of my child's change of name, I enclose [my child's Deed Poll/a

certified copy of my child's Deed Poll]. Please amend your records accordingly and return the
document at your earliest convenience.
Yours faithfully
[Signature]
[Full name printed]
[Relationship to child stated]
Joint Parental Responsibility (consent given by both parents)
Your Name
Your Address
Your Tel no.
Date
To whom it may concern,
We, the undersigned, the persons having parental responsibility for [child's current name here],
hereby give our consent to [his/her] name being changed to [child's new name here].
We confirm that there is no court, custody, or parental responsibility order, preventing us from
changing the name of the child named above.
As documentary evidence of our child's change of name, we enclose [our child's Deed Poll/a
certified copy of our child's Deed Poll]. Please amend your records accordingly and return the
document enclosed at your earliest convenience.
Yours faithfully
[Signature of first person]
[Full name printed]
[Relationship to child stated]
[Signature of second person]
[Full name printed]
[Relationship to child stated]
If somebody holding parental responsibility does not live at the address
stated on the letter, add their address beneath their signature, name and
relationship to child.

Read more: http://www.ukdp.co.uk/name-change-consent-letter/#sole#ixzz4GkaKNOfL