First, because if the government means what it says and only deed polls become proof of name change, then that is a lot of people – mostly women – who will need to get them.

As the UK Government’s website says, you do not need to have followed a legal process to begin using a new name. But, if you are looking to formally change your name on legal documents, then it ...

A deed poll is a legal document that serves as proof of a name change. It allows you to change any part of your name whether that's adding or removing names or changing the spelling of names.

Criminals able to change name by deed poll without declaring convictions. Offenders can create a new identity for a little as £15 online with no obligation to register it with a government ...

Business; A married woman ponders whether or not to change her name on the deed to her home. Published: ; May. 22, 2011, 9:51 a.m.

In the U.K., a deed poll is a legal document that proves a change of name. While the U.K. Deed Poll Office is not a government agency, the privately owned document provider has, according to its ...

But, if you are looking to formally change your name on legal documents, then it is likely you will need to obtain a ‘deed poll’. A deed poll is a legal document that acts as evidence of a ...