Deed Polls will be accepted by:

 

 

When you have changed your name you should notify:

• Your employer.
• The Inland Revenue for tax and NI records (obtain your reference and tax office address from your employer).
• School/college/university.
• Doctor.
• Dentist.
• Driver & Vehicle Licensing Authority (driving licence and vehicle registration document).
• Passport Office (to apply for a new passport).
• Bank.
• Building Society (mortgage and/or savings accounts).
• Utility companies (water, sewage, electricity, gas).
• Telephone Company
• Mobile Telephone Company
• Local authority (for council tax and electoral register).
• HM Land Registry (if you own land or property).
• TV Licensing office.
• Credit card and store card companies.
• Finance/loan companies.
• Premium Bond office.
• Investment companies.
• Companies you have shares in.
• Pension company, if you have a company pension, then you can get the address from your employer.
• Insurance companies (e.g. motor, medical, life, endowments, buildings, contents, extended warranties etc).
• Mail-order companies.
• Motoring organisations (The AA, RAC, Green Flag or other breakdown companies).
• Professional institutes and bodies.
• Clubs, societies and associations.
• Internet Service Provider.
• Police (if you have any criminal actions against you or are on the Sex Offenders Register).

 

Note: All of the above (and below) organizations will accept a Deed Poll from The Legal Deed Service.

 

  

Useful Links

Identity and Passport Service

Identity and Passport Service :  0870 521 0410 

Website: http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/

Download Application Ammendment Form

Passport ammendment forms are also available from your local post office.

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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

You will need to order application Form D1 in order to notify the DVLA of a change of name on your drivers licence.  Download Form D1

Website: http://www.dvla.gov.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/archive2005/20051103.aspx

This form is also available at most main Post Offices

DVLA Helpline Number for drivers enquiries:  0870 240 0009 

Email: drivers.dvla@gtnet.gov.uk

DVLA Helpline Number for vehicle enquiries:  0870 240 0010 

Email: vehicles.dvla@gtnet.gov.uk

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Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs

You will need to send a copy of your Deed Poll to your Tax Office.

To find your Tax Office

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Public Sector Organisations

 

General Register Office (Copy Certificates)

England and Wales

Births & Deaths Section
Room D209
General Register Office
Trafalgar Road
SOUTHPORT
PR8 2HH

Tel:  0151 471 4805 

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Scotland

New Register House
3 West Register Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH1 3YT

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Northern Ireland


General Register Office
Oxford House
49-55 Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 4HL

Tel:  028 9025 2000 

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Additional helpful links:

Gender Recognition Panel
PO Box 6987
Leicester
LE1 6ZX

Tel:  0845 355 5155 
Website: http://www.grp.gov.uk/

 

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Legalisation:  020 7008 1111 

Website: http://www.fco.gov.uk/

 

Embassies

Overseas British Embassies

                        

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