Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 43518

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

Tabled: 2 April 2025

Answered: 7 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the names of deceased fathers can be included on birth certificates in instances where the parents were unmarried prior to his death.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

Under Section 55A of the Family Law Act 1986, in situations where a child is born to unmarried parents, and the father dies prior to the birth, a Declaration of Parentage must be issued by the court in order for the paternity to be established. Once a dec...

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