When You Should Use the Free Official Forms (And When Not To)
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Checked by Sarah Ellison, paralegal — last reviewed 6 January 2026
Which declarations should always be free?
Three families: PE2/PE3 parking declarations — prescribed Traffic Enforcement Centre forms, published free on gov.uk and witnessed free at a county court (see our PE2/PE3 guide). Gender Recognition Act statutory declarations — prescribed gov.uk forms for the GRC process. Professional admission declarations — regulators such as the SRA and GPhC publish their own forms, and only their form will do. We do not sell any of these, and you should not buy them anywhere.
When does a tailored declaration earn its £9.99?
When the declaration is open-form under the Statutory Declarations Act 1835 and the exact prescribed opening, closing and jurat must be reproduced with your facts: change of name, single status / freedom to marry, “one and the same person”, lost documents, and general-purpose statements. HMPO rejects declarations without the exact wording — that is the risk the generator removes.
How do I decide which I need?
Ask one question: does the receiving body publish or require a specific form? If yes, use that form and pay nothing. If no — if they simply require “a statutory declaration” — the 1835 Act wording applies, and our tailored generator produces it with your details for £9.99.
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