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What is an enrolled Deed Poll?

Contrary to popular belief, there is no central register of name changes in the United Kingdom. Deed Polls are not registered anywhere unless they are "enrolled" i.e. lodged for safe keeping, in the Close Rolls of the Chancery (from 1851 to 1902) and from 1903, in the Enrolment Books of the Supreme Court of Judicature, which is located within the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand, London.

Enrolling a Deed Poll provides a public record of a person's name change and since 1914 the details of the name change are published in either the London Gazette or Belfast Gazette.

There is no real advantage to enrolling your deed poll other than to provide a public record of your name change as there is no difference in the effectiveness of the Deed Polls that we issue and Enrolled Deed Polls (both will get all official documents and records changed to a new name).

For further information regarding enrolling your Deed Poll, please visit:

https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/rcj-rolls-building/queens-bench/enforcement

Or call the Royal Courts of Justice on 0207 947 6000

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