# Date of Birth Suppression

**URL:** <http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/date-of-birth-suppression/118>\
**Category:** API Changes\
**Created:** [June 26, 2015, 8:57am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/date-of-birth-suppression/118 "2015-06-26T08:57:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![mfairhurst](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mfairhurst](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/mfairhurst)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 8:57am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/date-of-birth-suppression/118/1 "2015-06-26T08:57:06Z")

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**Change:** To suppress the day element on officer dates of birth

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## **Proposed Implementation Date:** 29/06/2015

**Resources Affected:**

Company Profile  
[https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/{company\_number}](https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/%7Bcompany_number%7D)

The

```
officer_summary.officers[].date_of_birth

```

will be replaced with

> ```
> "date_of_birth": {
> "month": 2,
> "year": 1945
> }
> 
> ```

Officer List  
[https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/{company\_number}/officers](https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/%7Bcompany_number%7D/officers)

The

```
items[].date_of_birth

```

will be replaced with

> ```
> "date_of_birth": {
> "month": 2,
> "year": 1945
> }
> 
> ```

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**Author:** ![mfairhurst](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mfairhurst](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/mfairhurst)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/date-of-birth-suppression/118/2 "2015-06-26T14:00:56Z")

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 8:22am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/date-of-birth-suppression/118/3 "2015-09-15T08:22:55Z")

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