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Local Authority Registration fees 2025 - 2026

ALL THE FEES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY ON 1ST APRIL
  
AREA OF CHARGE  DESCRIPTION (WHERE APPLICABLE)  2025/26  2026/27
Fees for booking a wedding / Civil Partnership  Non refundable booking fee  £34.00 £36.00
Legal Notice or Certificate of Non-impediment of marriage / Civil Partnership  £42.00      Each  £46.50       Each 
Legal Notice for couples subject to immigration referral scheme  £57.00 £63.00
Housebound Notice at Residence  £57.00 £63.00
Application per Notice to shorten statutory waiting period  £66.00 £73.00
Venue & Registrar Fees 

Rhondda Cynon Taff Register Office

(10 Guest) 

£56.00 £62.00

Evan James Suite & Civic Chamber

(45 Guests)

£184.00 £193.00
Aproved Venues                            (Monday to Saturday)  £481.00 £505.00

Aproved Venues                       

 (Sundays & Bank Holidays) 

£572.00 £601.00
  Religious Building  £104.00 £114.50
Registrar and Superintendent attending to Housebound person  £199.00 £219.50
Other Registrar's Fees for weddings/Civil Partnership  Local Authority consideration of Foreign Divorce Paperwork  £55.00 £55.00
  General Register Office consideration of foreign divorce paper work  £83.00 £83.00
  Conversion of Civil Partnership into Marriage  £50.00 £55.00
  Housebound Conversion of Civil Partnership into Marriage  £109.00 £120.00
Certificates for Birth, Death, Marriage & Civil Partnership  At the time of registration of Birth and Death  £12.50 £12.50
Non Priority Service (15 days after the application and payment)  £12.50 £12.50
Priority Service (within 24 hours)  £38.50 £38.50
Certification and Registration of Buildings  Certification of Place of worship  £32.00 £35.50
  Registration of building for Worship and Solemnization of marriage £136.00 £150.00
  Registration of religious building for soleminsation of marriage between a man and a woman and same sex marriage £71.00 £78.50
  Joint Application for the registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages between a man and a woman and of same sex couples  £136.00 £150.00
Licence Fee for approved venues  Approved Premises Licence for 3 years period  £1,391.00 £1,461.00
Historical Search Fee  3 Year Search (year either side)  FREE  FREE
  5 Year Search of given date  £7.00 £7.00
  10 Year Search of given date  £20.00 £20.00
Other Fees  Non-Standard Citizienship Ceremonies at Register Office  £67.60 £71.00
  Local Authority Correction Fee  £83.00 £83.00
  General Register Office Correction Fee  £99.00 £99.00
  Space 17 - amendment to birth Certificate within 1 Year of Birth  £44.00 £44.00
Change of Name Deed  £30.60 £32.10
Copy of Change of Name Deed  £12.40 £13.00
Certificate of Life  £30.60 £32.10
  Commemorative Certificates  £13.50 £14.20