Name Change Documents

Changing your name by Deed Poll or Statutory Declaration.

Once you have obtained you name change document, and had it witnessed in the case of a Deed Poll, or sworn in the case of Statutory Declaration, you may be wondering what to do with the name change document.

Firstly you should keep it in a safe place. Your name change document is legally binding and should be shown each time you need to prove your identity. There is no requirement for you to display or register the document with anyone.

The document will be accepted by all UK Government Agencies such as the Home Office Identity and Passport Service, HM Revenue and Customs and the DVLA. The document will also need to be shown to organisations such as your High Street Bank and the Post Office, as well as other organisations that you could be a member of such as your Union.

In short, you should keep the document safely and produce it only at those times it is needed to prove your identity.

Name Changes by Deed Poll press release

Here is an extract from our latest press release about our new Name Changes by Deed Poll and Statutory Declaration website:

If for any reason you need to change your name, or even your child's name, a new online service from Expert Answers makes the name change process even easier than before.

There are several different ways to change your name, the most common of which is by obtaining either a Deed Poll or a Statutory Declaration document, both of which are actually very simple and quick to obtain via a new website at www.change-name.co.uk. The process for both is essentially the same up to the point of validating the document once it has been downloaded and printed from the website.