Number of people in the UK without a Birth Certificate

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Anne-Claire Pilley

Email: [1][FOI #4270 email]

Reference: FOICR 10749/08

Date: 29 December 2008

Dear Ms Pilley,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email of 18 November in which you ask for information
on the number of people in the UK without a birth certificate. We are now
in a position to offer a full reply to your request.

I am pleased to be able to disclose the information that you have
requested where it is held in our records.

The number of people:

a) Born in the UK whose parents have failed to register them for a birth
certificate within 12 months of their birth.

The number of births registered more than 365 days after date of birth for
the year 1 April to 31 March 2008 is 66.

b) People born abroad currently residing in the UK without a birth
certificate.

After a thorough search, I regret to inform you that the Identity and
Passport Service does not hold the information that you have requested.

However if you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an
independent internal review of any aspect of our handling of your
application by submitting your complaint to the address below and quoting
the reference FOICR 10749:

Information Rights Team
Information and Record Management Service
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

Email: [2][email address]

During the internal review the department's handling of your information
request will be reassessed by members of staff who were not involved in
providing you with this response.

Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a
right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by
section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours faithfully,

On behalf of James Hall, Chief Executive and Registrar General

Identity and Passport Service

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