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Local Authority Registration fees 2024 - 2025

ALL THE FEES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY ON 1ST APRIL
AREA OF CHARGE  DESCRIPTION (WHERE APPLICABLE)  2023/24  2024/25 CHARGE 
Registrars - Booking Fees Approved Premises License (for a 3 year period) £1,262.00 £1,325.00
Marriage & Civil Partnership fee at Approved Premises Monday - Saturday £436.00 £458.00
Marriage & Civil Partnership fee at Approved Premises Sunday and bank holidays £519.00 £545.00
Other Ceremonies Fee at Approved premises Monday - Saturday £436.00 £458.00
Other Ceremonies Fee on a Sunday or a Bank Holiday £519.00 £545.00
Non refundable booking fee for ceremonies £30.00 £32.00
Marriage and Civil Partnership at RCT Evan James Suite £167.00 £175.00
Marriage and Civil Partnership at RCT Civic Chamber (Monday - Friday only) £167.00 £175.00
Registrar (General Search) A general search in indexes in his/her office not exceeding 6 successive hours £18.00 £18.00
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) £11.00 £11.00
At time of registration £11.00 £11.00
After the time of registration within 15 days of receipt of application £11.00 £11.00
Within 24 hours £35.00 £35.00
Ceremonies (Marriages, Civil Partnerships and Non Standard Citizenship) Registrar Office Ceremonies £46.00 £46.00
Registrar attendance at a registered building. £86.00 £86.00
Registrar attendance at the residence of a house-bound person £47.00 £47.00
Certification and Registration of Buildings Certification of place of worship £29.00 £29.00
Registration of building for worship £123.00 £123.00
Registration of religious building for solemnisation of marriages £64.00 £64.00
Joint application (registration/solemnisation) £123.00 £123.00
Notices Legal notice of intent to marry £35.00 £35.00
Legal notice of Civil Partnership £35.00 £35.00
Certificate of Non-impediment (foreign marriages) £35.00 £35.00
Housebound Registration at Residence (notice) £86.00 £86.00
Application per notice to shorten statutory waiting period £60.00 £60.00
Priority Fees & Search Fees Priority Same Day Issue (up until 2pm) £35.00  £35.00
Priority Fees & Search Fees Five year search of a given date £6.70 £7.00
  Ten year search of a given date £13.20 £13.90
  Non-Standard Citizenship Ceremonies at Register Office £61.30 £64.40
  Local Authority consideration of Foreign Divorce paperwork £50.00 £50.00
  General register office consideration of foreign divorce paper work £75.00 £75.00
  Local Authority consideration of a Correction £75.00 £75.00
  General register office consideration ofa Correction £90.00 £90.00
  Conversion of civil partnership into marriage £47.00 £47.00
  Space 17  - amendment to birth certificate within 1 year of birth  £40.00 £40.00
Other Fees Deed Poll (Change of Name) £27.70 £29.10
Commemorative Certificate £12.30 £12.90
Certificate of Life £27.70 £29.10
Copy of Deed Poll Certificate £11.20 £11.80