City of York Council’s Register Office will be offering a new ‘all in one’ service next month to make it easier for new parents to register the birth of their baby.

There are lots of things that need to be done when a baby is born, so from the beginning of April (Monday 2) the first phase of “Tell Us Once” will be launched, which will save parents time and money notifying departments of the birth.

Previously, parents have been required to contact various government departments and local council services individually about the birth.

The new service does this for parents – for free – and from April the new service will notify the following automatically:
• Department of Work and Pensions
• Jobcentre Plus
• Housing Benefit Office
• Council Tax Benefits Office
• Library Services
• Children’s Services (Family Information Services)
• HM Revenue and Customs
• Child Benefit
• Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit

The second phase will launch in late spring and will provide a similar service for bereaved relatives when registering a death.

York Register Office, 56 Bootham, York YO30 7DA
tel: 01904 654477
fax: 01904 638090
email: registrar
@york.gov.uk
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm; Saturday 10am to 3pm. Emergency contact: 07786 747859 Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays (not Christmas Day) 10am to 11am