Certificates
|
Fee (£) |
| Full birth, death and marriage
certificates issued by a superintendent registrar from a completed
register |
10.00 |
| Short birth certificates issued by a
superintendent registrar from a completed register |
10.00 |
| Birth, death and marriage
certificates issued by a registrar at the time of registration (One
free short birth certificate is issued at the time of
registration) |
4.00 |
| All birth, death and marriage
certificates issued by a registrar after the time of
registration |
7.00 |
| Certificates from recent
registrations are likely to be issued by a registrar. For
information about whether a certificate will be issued by a
registrar or a superintendent registrar, please contact the
Register Office |
|
| Civil partnership certified copy or
certified extract, issued at the time of registration |
4.00 |
| Civil partnership certified copy or
certified extract, issued after the time of registration |
10.00 |
| Priority service - certificates issued by the superintendent
registrar on the same day as ordered if requested by 2.45 pm -
please add £10.00 |
|
| Fee for sending by first class
post |
1.00 |
| Fee for sending by second class post |
0.50 |
| General search fee - to search births, deaths and marriage
indexes personally at the Register Office |
18.00 |
Wedding fees
|
|
Legal preliminaries
|
|
| To enter a notice of marriage in a
marriage notice book (per person). This is payable for all
non-Church of England weddings, whether religious or civil. |
35.00 |
| Superintendent registrar to attend
outside his / her office to be given notice of marriage of a
housebound person. (This is in addition to the fee to give
notice) |
46.00
|
| Superintendent registrar to attend outside his / her office to
be given notice of marriage of a detained person. (This is in
addition to the fee to give notice) |
67.00
|
Ceremony fees
|
|
| In addition to all of the following wedding fees, there is a
fee payable for a marriage certificate. See above |
|
Library Room ceremonies
|
|
| Booking fee
(non-refundable) |
20.00 |
| Monday to Friday |
185.00 |
| Saturday |
225.00 |
| Sunday or Bank Holiday |
270.00 |
| These fees include a non-refundable cancellation fee of
£50 |
|
Register Office ceremonies
|
|
| The Register Office is suitable for
small wedding parties and can accommodate the bride and groom and
up to four guests. |
|
| Booking fee (non-refundable) |
20.00 |
| The Register Office ceremony |
45.00 |
Approved premises ceremonies - venues which have been licensed
for civil ceremonies
|
|
| Booking fee (non-refundable) |
50.00 |
| Monday to Friday |
415.00 |
| Saturday |
485.00 |
| Sunday or Bank Holiday |
555.00 |
| These fees include a non-refundable cancellation fee of
£50.00 |
|
| A further charge is likely to be made
by the owners of the building for the use of the premises. |
|
Marriage in the Church of England or Church in Wales
|
|
| Information about fees payable may be
obtained from the vicar of the church in which you wish to
marry. |
|
| Marriage in a religious building
other than in the Church of England or Church in Wales |
|
| If a religious building has an
authorised person to register weddings, a registrar will not need
to be present. Otherwise there is a fee for a registrar to attend.
The trustees of the building may also charge additional fees. |
|
| Fee for a registrar to attend |
84.00 |
Weddings for housebound and detained persons
|
|
| Attendance of a superintendent registrar for a marriage at the
residence of a housebound person |
82.00 |
| Attendance of a registrar for a marriage at the residence of a
housebound person |
79.00 |
| Attendance of a superintendent registrar for a marriage at the
residence of a detained person |
93.00 |
| Attendance of a registrar for a marriage at the residence of a
detained person |
86.00 |
Civil partnership fees
|
|
Legal preliminaries
|
|
| To give notice of intention to
register a civil partnership (per person) |
35.00 |
| Attendance of an authorised person at
a place other than the one provided by the registration authority
to attest a notice of intention to register a civil partnership for
a housebound person. (This is in addition to the fee above to give
notice) |
46.00 |
| Attendance of an authorised person at a place other than the
one provided by the registration authority to attest a notice of
intention to register a civil partnership for a detained person.
(This is in addition to the fee above to give notice) |
67.00 |
Civil partnership registration and ceremony fees
|
|
| To register a civil partnership in
the Register Office |
45.00 |
| To register a civil partnership in
the Library Room or at approved premises, the fees are the same as
those listed above for weddings. |
|
| Civil partnerships for housebound and detained
persons |
|
| Attendance of the civil partnership registrar to sign
the civil partnership schedule for a housebound person |
79.00 |
| Attendance of the civil partnership registrar to sign
the civil partnership schedule for a detained person |
86.00 |
Baby-naming and renewal of vows ceremonies
|
|
Library Room
|
|
| Booking fee (non-refundable) |
20.00 |
| Monday to Friday |
185.00 |
| Saturday |
225.00 |
| Sunday or Bank Holiday |
270.00 |
| These fees include a non-refundable cancellation fee of
£50 |
|
| Approved
premises - venues which have been licensed
for ceremonies |
|
| Booking fee (non-refundable) |
50.00 |
| Monday to Friday |
415.00 |
| Saturday |
485.00 |
| Sunday or Bank Holiday |
555.00 |
| These fees include a non-refundable cancellation fee of
£50 |
|
| A further charge is likely to be made by the owners of the
building for the use of the premises. |
|
Citizenship ceremonies
|
|
| The fees for standard ceremonies are included in the payments
made to the Home Office. |
|
| For a private ceremony an additional fee is payable to
Medway Council |
120.00 |
Licensing of venues for ceremonies
|
|
| Initial licensing or renewal |
1800.00 |
| Request for a review |
430.00 |