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# Lost Your Deed Poll? How to Replace It

Quick answer

Print a new copy and sign it in ink in front of two witnesses — that signed printout is a fresh original. If you bought from us in the last 12 months, re-download the PDF free. Do not pay an archive fee for a scan of the old one, and do not use a lost-document statutory declaration for this job.

Who should skip this

Skip this page if an organisation asked you to declare a passport or certificate lost — that is a different document. Skip archive upsells: a new execution is cheaper and fully valid.

Checked by [Sarah Ellison](/author/sarah-ellison/), paralegal — last reviewed 22 August 2026

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## What should I do if I lost the signed original?

Print the same wording again and sign it in both names in front of two independent adult witnesses. That new wet-ink copy is an original document. HM Passport Office and the DVLA reject photocopies of a signed deed, not a freshly signed printout. Keep three or four originals next time.

If you still have our email from the last 12 months, re-download from the link — there is no archive fee. Otherwise generate a new PDF for £14.99 or copy the [free government wording](/free-deed-poll-template/). The names on the new deed should match the name you already use.

## Should I pay a company to retrieve an archived copy?

Only if you specifically want their stored file. Posted providers often charge around £25 to retrieve a scan you could replace by executing a new deed. A new deed poll with the same old and new names is legally effective the moment you sign it. It does not need to be a certified copy of the lost sheet.

UK Deed Poll Service (deedpoll.org.uk) lists an archive add-on at £25 on its fees page (checked 13 August 2026). We do not sell that add-on because re-downloads for 12 months are already included. Comparison: [InstantDeedPoll vs UK Deed Poll Service](/compare/instantdeedpoll-vs-deedpoll-org-uk/).

## When is a statutory declaration the right tool instead?

When a bank, registrar or share issuer has asked you to declare that a named issued document — a passport, a GRO certificate, a share certificate — is lost. That is a Statutory Declarations Act 1835 statement, witnessed for £5. It does not recreate a deed poll and we will not sell it as one.

Product for that job: [lost document declaration](/lost-document-declaration/) (£9.99). Free official forms exist for some losses — see [free statutory declaration forms](/free-statutory-declaration-forms/).

## Sources and further reading

- [GOV.UK — change your name by deed poll](https://www.gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll)
- [GOV.UK — make an unenrolled deed poll](https://www.gov.uk/make-unenrolled-deed-poll)

Good to know

## Frequently asked questions

### Is a reprinted deed poll still valid?+

Yes, if you sign the new printout in wet ink in front of two independent witnesses. Each freshly signed copy is an original. A photocopy of an already-signed deed is what HM Passport Office and the DVLA reject.

### Do I need the same witnesses as last time?+

No. Any two independent adults, 18 or over, not relatives, not partners, not living at your address, who physically watch you sign.

### I bought from another company and they want £25 to retrieve a copy. Should I pay?+

Only if you want their file. You can execute a new deed poll with the same old and new names instead — ours is £14.99, or free from the government wording. The new deed is a fresh original, not a certified copy of the lost one.

### Is a lost-document statutory declaration the right tool?+

Not for replacing a deed poll. That declaration is for lost passports, certificates and similar issued documents. A deed poll is something you can simply execute again.