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Details of the price of services by our registration service, including ceremonies and certificates.
Prices of the most usual fees charged by the registration service are below. Other fees may apply in special circumstances, such as where one person is housebound, detained or seriously ill.
All fees include VAT where this applies.
You can buy a certificate using our online service.
We cannot accept personal cheques or American Express.
A short birth certificate shows your baby's name, sex and date of birth. A full birth certificate will show the parents' details and will be needed in the future, such as for a passport, opening a bank account or applying for a school place.
Purchased or requested at the time of registration
Service | Fee |
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A standard birth or death certificate | £11 |
Marriage or civil partnership certificate | £11 |
Marriage certificate at civil partnership conversion | £11 |
Purchased after the time of registration
Service | Fee |
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Standard certificate (birth, death, marriage, civil partnership) | £11 |
Priority certificate (birth, death, marriage, civil partnership) | £35 |
Overseas postage | £10 |
One-hour search | £30 |
Fees for corrections to the initial registration
Correction | Fee |
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Forename added within 12 months of birth registration | £40 |
Consideration by registrar/superintendent registrar of a correction application | £75 |
Consideration by the registrar general of a correction application | £90 |
A £35 statutory notice fee per person is required for all marriage and civil partnership ceremonies in addition to the charges listed below.
A fee of £47 per person (if, as a couple, you are referred to the Home Office, under the referral and investigation scheme) in addition to the charges listed below.
The ceremony date (not the date of the booking) determines the fee. They cover the cost of the registration staff attending your ceremony and one certificate. They are payable in advance when notice is given and no later than three months before the ceremony.
Fees are determined based on where and when your ceremony is held.
The private citizenship ceremony fee is the same as the marriage or civil partnership ceremony fees outlined below. The fee will be waived for members of the armed forces who are unable to attend a group ceremony.
These fees are charged by the registration service for attendance at ceremonies only. Further costs will be charged by the venue. This includes the cost of one certificate.
Day | Fee 2021 to 31 March 2024 |
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Monday to Friday | £450 |
Saturday | £550 |
Sunday or Bank Holiday | £550 |
This includes the cost of one certificate.
Day | Fee 2021 to 31 March 2024 |
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Monday to Friday | £250 |
Saturday | £325 |
Sunday or Bank Holiday | £350 |
Day | Fee |
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Includes the cost of one certificate | £57 |
Day | Fee 2020 - 31 March 2024 |
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Monday to Friday | £250 |
Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday | £300 |
Where the renewal or naming ceremony is held immediately after a wedding ceremony, there will be a 30 per cent discount on the fee for the renewal or naming ceremony.
Only same sex couples can change their civil partnership to a marriage, conversions are not currently legally permitted for opposite sex couples.
The fee excludes the cost of any marriage certificate.
Service | Fee |
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One stage procedure | £45 per couple |
Two stage procedure - stage 1 | £27 per couple |
Two stage procedure - stage 2 Attendance in North Yorkshire at approved premises or registration offce |
Appropriate renewal of vows ceremony fee |
The fee excludes the cost of any marriage certificate and any fee payable to the vicar, pries or church/chapel.
Service | Fee |
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Attendance of registrar at church or chapel | £86 |
The fees include all costs, including advertising. The licence lasts for three years.
Approval or renewal of approval of premises: £1,350
The fee includes ten rooms. Any additional rooms are charged at £155 each.
Review of decision: £500
This is a minimum fee for a review of decision: