Welcome to UK Deed Poll, a Specialist Agency Providing Private Documents for Unenrolled Deed Polls.
The standard legal document adults in England and Wales use to change their name, accepted everywhere it matters.
An adult deed poll is a formal, signed and witnessed declaration that you've stopped using your old name and adopted a new one. It's the document HM Passport Office, DVLA, HMRC, banks and virtually every other UK organisation ask to see before they'll update your records, and anyone 16 or over can apply.
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.
Anyone aged 16 or over changing their own name applies for an adult deed poll. If you're changing a child's name on their behalf, our separate Child Deed Poll application covers the parental consent process.
As much or as little as you like: first name, middle names, surname, or all three. You can also add or remove names entirely, there's no requirement to keep any part of your previous name.
No. An unenrolled deed poll, the type we provide, is entirely self-declaratory. Solicitors are only needed for enrolled deed polls, which go through the Royal Courts of Justice and are rarely necessary for everyday name changes.
For life. Once signed and witnessed, your deed poll remains valid permanently, unless you later decide to change your name again.
Whatever the reason, the legal process is the same
A different first name or surname, perhaps a name you already go by day to day.
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.
Adopting a name tied to heritage, faith or family tradition.
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.
Apply today: fast, legal, and accepted everywhere.