Birth registrations in Monmouthshire and across Wales can now re-commence.
As the register office is currently dealing with a backlog of registrations, appointments will be prioritised based on baby’s date of birth – with those who have waited longest being registered first. The register office has started to make appointments for the week beginning 29th June.
Parents whose babies were born before 1st April 2020 are being encouraged to get in touch with us to make an appointment. For babies born on or after 1st April, parents are asked to contact the register office for more information.
New arrangements have been made for all births within the Gwent area / Aneurin Bevan Health Board. The five local authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen are working together so that parents can attend their local office to complete the registration and purchase their baby’s birth certificate at that appointment.
New parents will need to attend a register office in person but offices will be minimising this interview time by collecting information beforehand.
Local authority websites are below:-
| Contact details | Email address | Telephone number |
| Blaenau Gwent Registration Service | registrars@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk | 01495 353372 |
| Caerphilly Registration Service | registrars@caerphilly.gov.uk | 01443 864166 or 864170 |
| Monmouthshire Registration Service | RegisterOffice@monmouthshire.gov.uk | 01873 735435 |
| Newport Registration Service | registrar@newport.gov.uk | 01633 235510 or 235520 |
| Torfaen Registration Service | registrars@torfaen.gov.uk | 01495 742132 or 742133 |