Who accepts it?
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 :
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:
Email: drivers.dvla@gtnet.gov.uk
DVLA Helpline Number for vehicle enquiries:
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.
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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:
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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:
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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/
PO Box 6987
Leicester
LE1 6ZX
Website: http://www.grp.gov.uk/
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Legalisation:
Website: http://www.fco.gov.uk/
Embassies



