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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)  2024/25 2025/26 
Registrars - Booking Fees Approved Premises License (for a 3 year period) £1,325.00 £1,391.00
Marriage & Civil Partnership fee at Approved Premises Monday - Saturday £458.00 £481.00
Marriage & Civil Partnership fee at Approved Premises Sunday and bank holidays £545.00 £572.00
Other Ceremonies Fee at Approved premises Monday - Saturday £458.00 £481.00
Other Ceremonies Fee on a Sunday or a Bank Holiday £545.00 £572.00
Non refundable booking fee for ceremonies £32.00 £34.00
Marriage and Civil Partnership at RCT Evan James Suite £175.00 £184.00
Marriage and Civil Partnership at RCT Civic Chamber (Monday - Friday only) £175.00 £184.00
Registrar Certificate Fees (Birth, death, Marriage or Civil Partnership) Issuing a standard certificate of birth, death or marriage (and for statutory purposes within 15 days of receipt of application) £12.50 £12.50
At time of registration £12.50 £12.50
After the time of registration within 15 days of receipt of application £12.50 £12.50
Within 24 hours £38.50 £38.50
Ceremonies (Marriages, Civil Partnerships and Non Standard Citizenship) Registrar Office Ceremonies £56.00  
Registrar attendance at a registered building. £104.00 £104.00
Registrar attendance at the residence of a house-bound person £98.00 £98.00
  Presence of an Superintendent Registrar in the residence of a housebound person £101.00 £101.00
  Total fee for presence of Superintendent and Registrar in the residence of a housebound person £199.00 £199.00
Certification and Registration of Buildings Certification of place of worship £32.00 £32.00
Registration of building for worship £136.00 £136.00
Registration of religious building for solemnisation of marriages £71.00 £71.00
Joint application (registration/solemnisation) £136.00 £136.00
Notices
Legal notice of intent to marry £42.00 £42.00
Legal notice of Civil Partnership £42.00 £42.00
Certificate of Non-impediment (foreign marriages) £42.00 £42.00
Housebound Registration at Residence (notice) £47.00 £57.00
Application per notice to shorten statutory waiting period                      Foreign NOM jubject to Home Office Referral and Investigation Scheme
£60.00
£66.00
Priority Fees & Search Fees Priority Same Day Issue (up until 2pm)  £38.50 £38.50
Priority Fees & Search Fees Five year search of a given date £7.00 £7.00
  Ten year search of a given date £20.00 £20.00
  Non-Standard Citizenship Ceremonies at Register Office £64.40 £67.60
  Local Authority consideration of Foreign Divorce paperwork £50.00 £55.00
  General register office consideration of foreign divorce paper work £83.00 £83.00
  Local Authority consideration of a Correction £83.00 £83.00
  General register office consideration ofa Correction £99.00 £99.00
  Conversion of civil partnership into marriage £47.00 £50.00
  Space 17  - amendment to birth certificate within 1 year of birth  £40.00 £44.00
Other Fees Deed Poll (Change of Name) £29.10 £30.60
Commemorative Certificate £12.90 £13.50
Certificate of Life £29.10 £30.60
Copy of Deed Poll Certificate £11.80 £12.40