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Change of name deed · aged 16 and over

Adult Deed Poll

The document that proves your change of name. We prepare it with your details, a person checks it, and it is posted for you to sign. Accepted by HM Passport Office, the DVLA, HMRC and UK banks, or your money back.

  • For UK residents aged 16 or over
  • Change, add, remove or respell any part of your name
  • Certified copies included, you pick the number when you apply
  • Signing and witnessing instructions in plain English
  • A list of who to tell and a covering letter you can reuse
What you receive

Everything in the pack, ready to sign

We write the wording, check the spelling by hand, and send a document you only have to sign.

Your deed poll

Your current name, your new name and the date the change takes effect, printed on heavy paper and checked before it leaves us.

Certified copies

One for each organisation you tell, so your original stays at home. You choose how many when you apply.

Signing and witness guide

A one-page sheet showing exactly where you and your two witnesses sign, and in what order.

Who to tell, and a letter

A checklist of the organisations most people need to notify, with a covering letter you can send to each one.

How it works

Four steps to a name you can start using

Step 1

Apply online

About five minutes. Your current name, your new name, your address and how many copies you want.

Step 2

We prepare it

A person checks the wording and spelling, then it is printed and posted the same working day if received before 3pm.

Step 3

Sign it

Sign in front of two independent witnesses aged 18 or over. Your new name is in effect from that moment.

Step 4

Tell everyone

Send a certified copy to HM Passport Office, the DVLA, your bank and the rest of your list.

Our guarantee

Accepted, or you get your money back

A deed poll from us is a signed and witnessed legal declaration. Government offices, banks and employers accept it as proof of your new name, subject to our terms. If any of them turns it down, we refund you in full.

Over 900,000 deed polls issued in 13 years.

  • HM Passport Office
  • Banks and building societies
  • DVLA
  • GP surgeries and the NHS
  • HMRC
  • Schools, colleges and universities
  • Employers and pension providers
  • Utility, phone and credit card providers
Optional extra

Keep your deed poll on file for next time

A mortgage lender, a new employer or a passport renewal can each ask for proof years later. With the digital archive your details stay on file, and a fresh certified copy is a minute's work instead of a new application.

  • Your change of name details held securely
  • Reorder certified copies without reapplying
  • Copies from the archive cost a fraction of a new application
  • Add it at checkout
Questions

Before you apply

Is this an enrolled deed poll?
No. An unenrolled deed poll is what almost everyone in the UK uses: you sign it in front of two witnesses and your new name takes effect at once. Enrolling at the Royal Courts of Justice is a separate, optional process, and it is not what we provide.
Who can apply?
Anyone aged 16 or over who lives in the UK. For a child of 15 or under, a parent or carer with parental responsibility applies through the child deed poll.
How long does it take?
Applications received before 3pm on a weekday are prepared the same day and posted within two working days by First Class Post.
How many certified copies should I order?
Most people find around ten is right. Each organisation you notify wants to see proof, and some keep a copy. Sending a certified copy means your original never leaves the house.
Who can be a witness?
Two people aged 18 or over who live in the UK, know you, and are independent of you. Not a partner, a relative, or anyone at your address.
Are any names not allowed?
A name cannot be offensive, chosen for fraud, or promote crime. No numbers, symbols or non-Latin characters, and only titles recognised in the UK.

Start using your new name this week

Apply before 3pm on a weekday and your deed poll is prepared today.

Apply now · £22.50
UK Deed Poll is not a government agency. Our function is purely as a document provider for the self-declaration of an unenrolled deed poll.

Check before paying

Please enter the required information on each page of the Adult Deed Poll Application. Provided you order before 3pm (Mon-Fri), we will process your application the same day and dispatch your Deed Poll within two working days.

Section 1 - Contact Details

Email *

Phone *

Section 4 - Date of Birth

DD

MM

YYYY

Section 3 - New Name

Current Title*

Current First Name*

Current Middle Name

Current Last Name*

Section 2 - Current Name

Current Title*

Current First Name*

Current Middle Name

Current Last Name*

Section 5 - Home Address

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

Postal Code

Deliver to this address?*

Check before paying

Please enter the required information on each page of the Adult Deed Poll Application. Provided you order before 3pm (Mon-Fri), we will process your application the same day and dispatch your Deed Poll within two working days.
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