Name change letter – Example 3
Joint parental responsibility
(everyone with PR consents to the name change)
Everyone with parental responsibility (PR) must sign a letter consenting to your child’s name change. You can send either one letter signed by everyone with PR (see example letter template 3a below) or you can send separate letters (see example letter template 3b below). If you have legally adopted your child, please see example 3c template below.
If those with PR will be signing the same letter, but they do not live together, the address of the other person with PR should be printed underneath their signature.
If you are changing more than one child’s name, please provide a separate letter for each child.
Our fax number and postal address can be found at the bottom of this page.
If you have Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2002, 2003 or 2007 on your computer, you can download an interactive Word template that will make it easy to produce your letter of consent.
Look out for this download icon at the bottom of the letter template
If you do not have Word, please copy and paste the template text into your word processor.
Letter 3a template
(everyone with PR signing the same letter)
[Your home address]
[Your daytime telephone number]
[Date]
To whom it may concern.
Dear Sirs,
We, the undersigned, having joint parental responsibility for [insert child’s current full name here] consent to [his/her] name being changed to [insert new full name here].
Yours faithfully,
[Mother’s signature][Mother’s full name]Mother
[Father’s signature][Father’s full name]Father[Father’s address if living at a different address]
Click on the icon to download an interactive Word document for this letter.
Click on the Open button if you see a File Download window.
Fully completed example of Letter 3a
(everyone with PR signing the same letter)
Letter 3b template
(everyone with PR signing a separate letter)
[Your home address]
[Your daytime telephone number]
[Date]
To whom it may concern.
Dear Sirs,
We, the undersigned, having joint parental responsibility for [insert child’s current full name here] consent to [his/her] name being changed to [insert new full name here].
Yours faithfully,
[Mother’s signature][Mother’s full name]Mother
[Father’s signature][Father’s full name]Father[Father’s address if living at a different address]
Click on the icon to download an interactive Word document for this letter.
Click on the Open button if you see a File Download window.
Fully completed example of Letter 3b
(everyone with PR signing the same letter)
Letter 3c template
(everyone with PR for an adopted child signing the same letter)
[Your home address]
[Your daytime telephone number]
[Date]
To whom it may concern.
Dear Sirs,
We, the undersigned, the adoptive parents with parental responsibility for [insert child’s current full name here] consent to [his/her] name being changed to [insert new full name here].
Yours faithfully,
[Mother’s signature] [Mother’s full name] Adoptive Mother
[Father’s signature] [Father’s full name] Adoptive Father[Father’s address if living at a different address]
Where to send your signed letter of consent
Please send your signed letter of consent to us using one of the following methods:
1. Fax to 0333 444 8486 (+44 333 444 8486 from overseas).
2. Scan your signed letter and email to loc@deedpoll.org.uk
3. Post to either of the addresses below.
Please note, if you are paying by cheque or postal order, or claiming a fee reduction for receiving a qualifying benefit, we suggest you do not fax or email your letter but enclose it with your payment and/or benefit evidence.
Freepost address
(if posting in the UK)
Using our Freepost address costs nothing but it takes about 3 working days to reach us. If you want your letter to arrive sooner, or if you are overseas, use the address below
Full postal address
Use this address if you want your letter to arrive sooner or if you are posting from overseas. Don’t forget to affix the correct postage
