Registration charges

How to pay

You can pay registration fees by debit or credit card.

You can pay in advance for any certificates or book an appointment online to:

(We don't charge for registering a birth or death but you'll need to pay for any certificates that you want).

Certificate	Cost
Full certificate at the time of registration	£4
Copy certificate - priority application from open register or archived records - same day service	£21
Copy certificate - records from an open register - certificate ready within five days after receipt of application	£7
Copy certificate from archived records - certificate ready within five days after receipt of application	£10

Item	Cost
Provisional booking fee (non refundable)	£27
Notice fee (per person - to be paid to the registrar service in the district where the person lives)	£35
The register office ceremony room	£50
The ceremony suite (Monday to Thursday)	£119
The ceremony suite (Friday)	£142
The ceremony suite (Saturday)	£170
Approved premises (Monday to Thursday)	£319
Approved premises (Friday)	£359
Approved premises (Saturday)	£457
Approved premises (Sunday)	£465
Approved premises (bank holidays)	£465
Marriage ceremony religious buildings - registrar in attendance (including one certificate)	£90

Fee	Cost
Reduction of 28 day notice of marriage period	£60
Correction to birth, death or stillbirth registration	£75/£90
Changing child's forenames - birth registration (within 12 months of registration)	£40
Divorce document issued outside of England and Wales	£50/£75
Letter to confirm no record of marriage/civil partnership in England or Wales. 10 year search	£50 per 10 year search

Item	Cost
General search fee	£18
Priority postage fee	£1
Approved premises ceremony licence or renewal	£1,420
Building registration fee (worship)	£29
Building registration fee (marriage)	£123

If you need more information on births, deaths or marriages, you can contact us.