Births
Birth Registration
Council resumed the birth registration service on 15 June strictly by appointment - see office opening hours at bottom of this page.
We would request that parents scan and email the GRO4 form (see below link) if they can or post to the relevant registration office to enable us to input the information to our system in advance and make contact to arrange an appointment according to the date of birth. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/birth-registration-form
Births must be registered by law within 42 days from the date of the birth.
This can be effected by attending any District Registrar’s Office in Northern Ireland.
Once the registration is complete, the Registrar will issue the following forms:
One free short birth certificate
HS123 Infant Registration form to register with the Family Doctor and obtain a medical card.
Further certified copies (short or full) may be purchased from the Registrar at the time of registration for the reduced fee of £8.
Office opening hours are:
Monday – Friday: 9.30 am – 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm (Ballycastle Office open morning only)
An appointments system operates.
Contact Details -
Ballycastle:
Sheskburn House, 7 Mary Street, Ballycastle BT54 6QH
Tel 028 2076 2225
Email: stephanie.mclaughlin@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Ballymoney:
Riada House, 14 Charles Street, Ballymoney, BT53 6DZ
Tel: 028 2766 0200
Email: janet.mccaughey@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Coleraine:
Cloonavin, 66 Portstewart Road, Coleraine, BT52 1EY
Tel: 028 7034 7034
Email: gwyneth.kerr@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Email: elaine.kane@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Limavady:
7 Connell Street, Limavady, Bt49 OHA
Tel: 028 7772 2226