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- Letter of consent for a child to travel abroad (Northern Ireland)For a parent with parental responsibility who is not going on the trip: a signed letter consenting to the child travelling abroad, the Republic of Ireland included, with the other parent, grandparents, a school or another family. Taking a child under 16 out of the United Kingdom without everyone’s consent or the court’s leave can be an offence (Article 3 of the Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985). There is no official form; the letter names the child, the trip and the dates.
- Change of name deed for a child (Northern Ireland)For a parent or guardian in Northern Ireland changing the name of a child under 18 — after a separation, in a new family or at the child’s wish. Everyone with parental responsibility must agree, or the court must permit it; the deed says which, and a 16- or 17-year-old signs their own consent. It renounces the old name and adopts the new one, printed and signed in ink before two adult witnesses. Enrolment in the Central Office of the High Court in Northern Ireland is optional.
- Formal complaint to your council (Northern Ireland)For a resident of Northern Ireland unhappy with a council service or decision — bins and recycling, street cleaning, environmental health, planning, building control, leisure centres, council car parks, or poor handling of an earlier request: a formal complaint under the council's complaints procedure, saying what happened, what you have done so far and what you want the council to do. Use the council's online form if it has one. If you are still unhappy after its final reply, the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman looks at complaints free of charge.
- Letter telling a bank or organisation that a power of attorney has been revoked (Northern Ireland)For someone in Northern Ireland who has revoked a power of attorney given under the Powers of Attorney Act (Northern Ireland) 1971: a letter to a bank, building society, utility, landlord or any organisation the attorney has dealt with, saying the power has ended, asking it to stop taking the attorney’s instructions and to confirm this in writing. It encloses a copy of the deed of revocation and goes by Royal Mail Signed For or by hand.
- Change of name deed for an adult (Northern Ireland)For an adult in Northern Ireland changing their first name, surname or both — after marriage, divorce or simply by choice — who needs proof for their bank, employer, HM Passport Office or DVLA. A deed poll you make yourself: it renounces the old name, adopts the new one and is signed in both names, in ink, before two adult witnesses. Enrolling it in the Central Office of the High Court in Northern Ireland is optional, and most people never need to.
- Power of attorney for a single matter (Northern Ireland)For someone in Northern Ireland who needs another person to act for them in one matter only — selling a car, signing a contract, dealing with a bank account or a property sale while they are away. A deed (section 1 of the Powers of Attorney Act (Northern Ireland) 1971) naming the matter, what the attorney may sign and when the power ends, printed and signed in ink before a witness. If a letter of authority or the organisation’s own free form will do, use that first.
- Deed of revocation of a power of attorney (Northern Ireland)For someone in Northern Ireland who gave a general or one-off power of attorney under the Powers of Attorney Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 and wants to end it. The deed revokes the power from its date and is printed and signed in ink before a witness. Give a copy to the attorney and to every bank or body that has dealt with them: until they know, they may be protected if they rely on the power (section 4 of the 1971 Act). Not for an enduring power registered with the Office of Care and Protection.
- Cohabitation agreement for a couple living together (Northern Ireland)For an unmarried couple in Northern Ireland who live together, or are about to: a written agreement on how you share the rent or mortgage and bills, what each of you owns, joint accounts and debts, and what happens to your belongings if you separate. There is no ‘common-law marriage’, so the law gives cohabitants far fewer claims than spouses. Each of you should take independent legal advice before signing; who owns the home stays as the title and any declaration of trust say.
- General power of attorney under the 1971 Act (Northern Ireland)For an adult in Northern Ireland who wants someone they trust to handle their money and affairs while they can still decide for themselves — when abroad, in hospital or simply needing help. A deed in the section 10 form of the Powers of Attorney Act (Northern Ireland) 1971, printed and signed in ink before a witness. It stops working if you lose mental capacity; for that, Northern Ireland has the enduring power of attorney, registered with the Office of Care and Protection, which nidirect explains free.
- Statutory declaration to confirm facts in writing (Northern Ireland)For anyone in Northern Ireland asked by a bank, employer, DVLA, a pension scheme or another organisation to confirm facts by statutory declaration — a lost document, living together, a name used or a family link. You write the facts in numbered paragraphs; the document adds the words the Statutory Declarations Act 1835 requires. You sign it in person before a solicitor, commissioner for oaths, notary public or justice of the peace; a commissioner’s fee is £5, plus £2 for each exhibit (SR 1993/418).
- Request for a mandatory reconsideration of a Department for Communities decision (Northern Ireland)For a claimant in Northern Ireland who disagrees with a Department for Communities decision on Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Employment and Support Allowance, Carer's Allowance or another benefit. A written request to look again at the decision, within one month of it, or later with your reasons: it names the decision, says why it is wrong, lists new evidence, asks for the evidence used and for a mandatory reconsideration notice, the step before an appeal to The Appeals Service. The journal and the phone line are free alternatives. Posted first class. Sold blank.
- Request for an internal review of a freedom of information answer (UK)For anyone whose request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 — to a public authority in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or a UK-wide body — was refused in whole or part, answered incompletely or not answered within 20 working days: a request for an internal review, giving your reasons and asking for the outcome within 20 working days, the step before a complaint to the Information Commission (the ICO). Send it by email within 40 working days of the reply. A Scottish public authority’s answer is reviewed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 instead: use the Scottish requirement for review.
- Letter confirming that someone lives at your address (UK)For a homeowner, tenant or landlord asked to confirm in writing that a person — a partner, grown-up child, relative or lodger — lives at the address, often for a bank account, a phone contract, a school or a GP registration. The UK has no residence certificate, so organisations ask for bills or statements, and some accept a letter like this; ask them first what they accept. The letter states since when the person has lived there and gives your contact details.
- Invitation letter from a host for a Standard Visitor visa (UK)Start with GOV.UK’s free guidance on the Standard Visitor visa and its guide to supporting documents: they say who can apply and what a visitor may send. This letter is for someone in the UK inviting a relative or friend from abroad. It tells UK Visas and Immigration who you are and your status here, your relationship to the visitor, the dates and purpose of the visit, where they will stay and who pays. The visitor applies and decides what to send. It is your own statement of facts, not advice on the application; no letter guarantees a visa.
- Freedom of information request to a public authority (UK)For anyone who wants information held by a council, government department, NHS or HSC body, police force, school or other public authority in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or a UK-wide body, including its offices in Scotland: a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, also covering environmental information, asking for a reply within 20 working days. Many authorities have their own free online form or FOI email address. A Scottish public authority — the Scottish Government, a Scottish council, NHS Scotland or a Scottish school — answers under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 instead: use the Scottish request for it.
- Letter of authority for someone to deal with an organisation for you (UK)For anyone who wants a relative, friend or carer to speak to their bank, energy or phone company, council or landlord for them: a signed letter naming the person, the accounts or matter, and whether they may only discuss it and receive information or also give instructions. It lets the organisation share your personal data with them, and you can withdraw it at any time. Many organisations have their own free form; use that if they ask.
- Letter consenting to a child’s passport application (UK)For a parent or other person with parental responsibility who agrees that the other parent, or someone else, may apply for a British passport for the child. Usually one person with parental responsibility signs the application, but HM Passport Office may ask for the consent of everyone who has it — for example after a separation. The letter names the child and the applicant, gives your contact details and encloses a copy of your ID. Send it with the application, or as HMPO asks.
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