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Certificate and ceremony fees

The current fees for certificates, registration and ceremonies.

Ceremonies

Notice of marriage or civil partnership

  • A standard notice of marriage or civil partnership: £42 per person.
  • Notice of marriage or civil partnership that requires a referral to Home Office Immigration: £57 per person.

To consider a divorce granted outside of the British Isles

  • Paperwork that can be cleared by the local Register Office: £55 per person.
  • Paperwork that has to be referred to the General Register Office: £83 per person.

Marriage or Civil Partnership

Note: There is a booking fee of £50 booking fee to be paid (no refunds). This is in on top of the ceremony fee for those held at Spring Hall and approved venues.

Venue Fee
Approved venues (such as a hotel).
  • Monday to Thursday: £450.
  • Friday: £500.
  • Saturday: £550.
  • Sunday and Bank Holidays: £600.
Calderdale Register Office.
  • £68.50.
Registered building (such as a church or religious building).
  • £116.50.
Spring Hall Ceremony Suite.
  • Monday to Thursday: £180.
  • Friday: £250.
  • Saturday: £300.

Note: These fees include £12.50 for a marriage or partnership certificate, where it applies.

The balance is to be paid no later than one month before the date of the ceremony.

For ceremonies at Calderdale Register Office the full fee is to be paid at the time it is booked.

Certificates

  • Issued at the time of registration: £12.50.
  • Issued at a later date, within 5 working days of application: £12.50.
  • Issued within 24 hours of application (next working day, Monday to Friday, for requests made by phone only): £38.50.

For more details, see: Copy certificates.

Searches in indexes

  • General search (search in the indexes by the applicant personally for not more than six successive hours): £20.

An appointment must be made to carry out a search. This is subject to staff being available.

Family history research

For more details, see: Family history research.

To consider a correction or change to Birth and Death Registrations

  • Corrections that can be authorised by the local Register Office: £83.
  • Corrections that must be referred to the General Register Office: £99.
  • Apply to change a child's forename(s) within 12 months of their date of birth: £44.

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