Child cant get a bank account?? Help

dlb

Basically i have just tried to open one of my son`s a bank account and went for the cooperative kids account...but they have refused his application because they say his change of name deed poll isnt legal. This is because on the deed poll my sons first name has been spelt incorrectly missing 1 letter out, and because we are trying to open the account with the correct spelling they have refused.
I have used this same deed poll to get him a passport with no problems and his passport has the correct spelling of his name.

I have contacted the soilicitors that did the name change back in 2001 and they have said it doesnt matter that his first name is spelt worng as the deed oll was for change of surname not forname???

I have explained this to the bank who have said there is no way they can accept it and even went as far as telling me they have no idea how i got a passport using it??

I dont want to have to pay again to change the deed poll especially since the soilictors are saying there is no need to....any advise please??

sickasachip13

Wow, that's harsh. My son's surname has also changed by deed poll and when we opened his bank account we took in his change of deed poll docs and his passport. They took copies of them and there was no problem. That was with the halifax.

RedTulip

I don't have much experience with deed polls, except that my partner changed his surname also by this method.

I can see where the solicitors are coming from in that only his surname was changed however I also the banks point of view & it does seem strange that the passport was issued without question. As I understood it, the deed poll is an official document of your sons official name, hence why they won't accept it.

Not sure what would be best course of action - except maybe to check where the error came from? If the application was filled out with the correct spelling can it not be amended free of charge?

bluebag

I would go back to the solicitors that said it 'doesn't matter' and tell them that it clearly does! If they made the mistake then they should sort it out.

You didn't pay for an inaccurate document, you paid them to get it right. Don't be fobbed off.