What is a deed poll?



Deed polls -Â a Deed of Change of Name

In short, a deed poll officially know as a Deed of Change of Name (for name change) is an official way of changing your name legally.

A deed poll, a legal contract binding only a single person — a Deed of Change of Name. The deed consists of three declarations, committing the person to abandoning their former name, using only the new name and requiring everyone else to use only the new name.

In the UK, a Change of Name Deed will not change the name on the person’s certificate of birth. For instance, when applying for a passport, both the Birth Certificate and the Change of Name Deed would need to be presented as documents of identity.