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Register Office Fees & Charges

The following tables show the fees and charges for the services of the Register Office. You can pay by cash, postal orders, sterling cheque or credit/debit card. We do not accept personal cheques. Please note: we cannot be responsible for cash sent through the post.

Birth Certificates

  
Short certificate at time of registration 1 FREE
Short/standard certificate at time of registration £4 per copy          
Short/standard certificate after registration (post, telephone) £10.50
Short/standard certificate after registration (express, priority) £14.00

Death Certificates

  

Death Certificates at the time of Registration    

pound;4 per copy

Certificates after registration

£10.50 (post, telephone)
£14.00 (express/priority)

Marriage Certificates

  

Marriage Certificates at the time of Registration

£4 per copy

Certificates after Registration

£10.50 (post, telephone)
£14.00 (express/priority)

Ceremony Fees    

Register Office (up-to 10 guests)

Mon-Fri, Sat Mornings

£45

Yeomanry Suite (up-to 45 guests)

Mon-Thurs

£108
 

Fri-Sat

£185
 

Sunday

£463

Venue

Mon-Thurs

£340

 

Fri-Sat

£396

 

Sunday

£463

Renewal of Vows & Naming Ceremonies

Mon-Thurs (Yeomanry Suite ONLY)

£198

 

Fri-Sat (Yeomanry Suite ONLY)

£340
 

Sunday (Yeomanry Suite ONLY)

£396

 

Venue

£396

Citizenship

Group Ceremony

FREE
 

Private Ceremony

£67
 

Private Ceremony at Venue

£160

Civil Funerals

 

£200

Notices of Marriage and Civil Partnerships

 

Notice of Marriage

£35 per person

Notice of Civil Partnership

£35 per person

Nationality Checking Service

  

Adult Application

£72            

Child Application

£54

Approving premises  

Application Fee (up-to 2 rooms)                                       

£1926

Additional Rooms

£541 per room

Contact this service

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External Links

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ukba.homeoffice.gov.ukHome Office UK Border Agency website: British Citizenship section of the website, with a link to their current fees.