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Statutory declaration to confirm facts in writing (England and Wales)
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For anyone asked by a bank, employer, council, DVLA or another organisation to confirm facts by statutory declaration — a lost document, living together, a name used, an address 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 or commissioner for oaths, for the fee set by law of £5, plus £2 for each exhibit, or before a notary public, who sets their own fee.
- Made for use in England and Wales
- Last updated October 28, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- A bank in England has asked you for a statutory declaration about a lost document.
- You need to confirm in writing that you live with your partner for a pension or insurance claim.
- An organisation in Wales wants you to declare the name you have been using.
- You want the text ready before you sign it in front of a commissioner for oaths.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Declarant
- Declarant's home address
- What you declare (the facts, in numbered paragraphs)
- Documents attached as exhibits (blank if none)
- Town or city
- Date
Common questions
- Where do I make a statutory declaration, and what does it cost?
- In person, before a solicitor, a commissioner for oaths or a notary public, who checks your identity, watches you sign and signs the ‘Before me’ lines. A solicitor’s or commissioner’s fee is set by law at £5 for the declaration and £2 for each exhibit, though some firms add charges for other work; a notary sets their own fee. Do not sign it beforehand. Take photo identification and every document you refer to as an exhibit, and fill in where and when you declare it.
- What happens if something in a statutory declaration is untrue?
- Knowingly making a false statutory declaration is a criminal offence (Perjury Act 1911, s 5). Write only facts you know to be true, say how you know them, and separate what you saw yourself from what you were told. If you are unsure of a date or a figure, say so rather than guessing. The organisation that asked for the declaration can tell you what it needs to cover, but nobody can make a declaration for you.
- Should I use a statutory declaration or the organisation’s own form?
- Use the organisation’s own form whenever it has one: many lost-document and change-of-details processes, at DVLA, HM Passport Office or a bank, have their own free forms or online services and need no declaration at all. A statutory declaration is for when the organisation asks for one in those words. If it gives you its own wording for the declaration, copy that wording into the facts box rather than writing your own.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
- Sign it yourself with a qualified electronic signature. If you already hold a QES — Evrotrust, B-Trust, StampIT, ZealiD or any qualified provider on the EU Trusted List, on a card, a USB token, in a mobile app or in the cloud — our signing guide explains step by step how to sign this exact file without invalidating it. Step-by-step help, and a way to check it worked
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