Welcome to UK Deed Poll, a Specialist Agency Providing Private Documents for Unenrolled Deed Polls.
The recognised legal way to change your name in the UK. Choose the application that applies to you to get started.
Deed poll is the standard legal method for changing your name in the UK. It's a formal, signed and witnessed declaration that you've stopped using your old name and adopted a new one, and it's what HM Passport Office, DVLA, HMRC, banks and virtually every other UK organisation ask to see before they'll update your records.
There's no court process and no government register involved, and you don't need a solicitor. Once it's correctly worded and signed in front of two independent witnesses, an unenrolled deed poll is a legally valid document in its own right, valid for life unless you change your name again.
Most people who apply with us are updating a passport or driving licence after marriage, divorce, gender transition, or simply because they prefer a different name. Whatever the reason, the legal wording and witnessing requirements are the same, and we prepare a professionally worded document to the standard every major UK organisation expects, so it's accepted the first time.
Yes. An unenrolled deed poll is a legally valid method of changing your name in England and Wales. It is accepted by HM Passport Office, DVLA, HMRC, NHS, all major UK banks and most other organisations. There is no single fixed template a deed poll must follow: ours includes every element UK government guidance sets out as required (your former name, your new name, a formal declaration of renunciation and adoption, and independent witnessing), drafted in the traditional formal style used by professional deed poll providers.
No. An unenrolled deed poll, the type we provide, is completely self-declaratory, so you don't need a solicitor or the courts. Solicitors are only involved for enrolled deed polls, which go through the Royal Courts of Justice and are rarely necessary, existing mainly for cases that need a public, permanent record, such as certain visa or citizenship applications. For the vast majority of people simply changing their name for everyday use, an unenrolled deed poll is the quicker, cheaper and entirely legal route.
A parent or guardian with parental responsibility can change a child's name by deed poll. Where there are two parents or guardians with parental responsibility, both must normally sign, unless a court order says otherwise. Our child application talks you through exactly what's needed for your situation.
Yes. Your application and personal details are only used to prepare your documents and are handled in line with our Privacy Policy. An unenrolled deed poll is not entered into any public register, unlike an enrolled deed poll, which we don't offer.
Whatever the reason, the legal process is the same
You simply want a different first name or surname, perhaps a nickname you already go by, or a name that feels more like you.
Reverting to a previous surname, or dropping a partner's name you no longer wish to use.
Adopting a first name and title that reflect who you are, a common and fully legal use of deed poll.
Adopting a name tied to heritage, faith or family tradition, including matching a new family surname.
From application to new name in as little as one business day
Complete our simple 8-step application in minutes. Fully secure and confidential.
Our team prepares your personalised deed poll document using legally recognised wording.
Dispatched by Royal Mail Tracked 24, typically arriving within 1 to 2 working days. Expedited orders are dispatched first, and an Instant Digital Download gets you a usable PDF by email straight away.
Sign and witness your deed poll, then update your name with banks, DVLA, and more.
Every application starts from £19.95 plus £5.95 for Royal Mail Tracked 24 delivery. That covers one original deed poll, professionally printed on quality paper with legally recognised wording, ready to sign and witness.
Because most organisations require an original certified copy rather than a photocopy, most customers add extra certified copies at checkout, one for each organisation they need to update. You can also add our Name Change Kit, with pre-written notification letters for every major UK institution, or an Instant Digital Download so you have a usable PDF copy by email the moment you order, while your printed originals are in the post.
We guarantee that a correctly prepared, signed and witnessed deed poll from UK Deed Poll will be accepted by HM Passport Office, DVLA, HMRC and all major UK banks. If a document you receive from us is rejected because of a defect in the document itself, we'll issue a free corrected replacement or refund your order in full.
To claim, contact us within 30 days of the rejection with written evidence, such as a rejection letter or email from the organisation. The guarantee covers genuine defects in the document we produced; it doesn't cover a copy that wasn't signed or witnessed correctly, incorrect information supplied at the time of ordering, or an organisation applying a policy beyond standard UK acceptance practice. Full terms are set out in our Terms & Conditions.
Choose the application that applies to you: fast, legal, and accepted everywhere.