What is an adoption certificate?

An adoption certificate is issued to an adopted person once the court has arranged the adoption. It becomes the document that proves the identity of that person and effectively replaces their original birth certificate. It broadly contains the same types of information as a UK birth certificate.

What information will I find on an adoption certificate?

For all UK adoption certificates you will find:

Registration district, sub-district and county of birth
Full adopted name of person born
Date of birth - please note this does not usually include the time of birth
Adoptive Father's full name
Adoptive Mother's full name
Address of adoptive parents
Occupation of adoptive parents (not always shown)
Date of Adoption Order
Court where the adoption was administered
Date the entry was registered
Signature of the appointed officer
Date the certificate was produced