Register Office Fees
Contents
- Overview
- Births, Marriages, Civil Partnerships and Death Certificates
- Ceremony Fees
- Child naming and reaffirming of vows
- Citizenship Ceremonies
- Marriages
- Civil Partnerships
Overview
Visa Debit or Credit Card payments are accepted by calling us on 0191 424 6350. Please make any cheques, postal orders or money orders payable to 兔子先生.
Counter certificates are issued until 3.15pm, this is to give staff sufficient time to locate and issue as required before the office closes at 4pm.
Telephone certificates are only issued until 2.30pm (same day service certificate issue is subject to availability).
If you would like any further information concerning the above list of fees, please call us on 0191 424 6350.
Births, Marriages, Civil Partnerships and Death Certificates
| Births, Marriages, Civil Partnerships and Death Certificates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Standard Certificates issued when registering a Birth, Death, Marriage or Civil Partnership | 拢12.50 | |
| Standard Certificates issued after registration, held in current register (issued after 5 working days) | 拢12.50 | |
| Priority Certificates issued after registration, held in current register (same day service) | 拢38.50 | |
| Short Certificates issued when registering a birth | 拢12.50 | |
| Standard Certificates issued after registration (issued after 5 working days) | 拢12.50 | |
| Priority Certificates issued after registration (same day service) | 拢38.50 | |
| Notice of Marriage or Civil Partnership given at the Register Office (fee per person) | 拢42 | |
| Notice of Marriage or Civil Partnership if subject to immigration control (fee per person) | 拢57 | |
| The fee for an existing legal relationship to be converted into a marriage at the Register Office (fee per couple) | 拢50 | |
| Notice of no impediment (fee per person) | 拢38.50 | |
Ceremony fees
| Non-refundable ceremony booking fee | All licenced venues | 拢40 |
| Admin fee to change a ceremony booking | All licenced venues | 拢30 |
| The Register Office - Barrington Suite (Garden Room) | Monday - Friday Saturday | 拢159 拢200 |
| The Register Office - Barrington Suite | Monday - Friday Saturday | 拢293 拢364 |
| The Register Office (Bride, Groom and 2 witnesses) | Monday - Thursday Saturday (10am only) | 拢56 |
| Church / Chapel / Mosque / Temple / Synagogue (not civil partnerships) | 拢104 | |
| Jarrow Town Hall or South Shields Town Hall | Saturday Sunday Bank Holiday | 拢522 拢607 拢629 |
| The Little Haven / The Clarion Hotel / Hedworth / The Customs House / The Grotto / The Sea Hotel / The New Sundial | Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday Bank Holiday | 拢448 拢522 拢607 拢629 |
Child naming and reaffirming of vows
| Child naming and reaffirming of vows (Register Office) | Monday - Friday Saturday | 拢256 拢293 | |
| Child naming and reaffirming of vows (Outside venue) | Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday | 拢293 拢364 拢434 | |
| Charge for each additional child | 拢59 | ||
Citizenship ceremonies
| Individual Citizenship Ceremony held at the Register Office | Monday - Friday only | 拢189 |
| Group ceremony held in the Reception Room, Town Hall, South Shields or the Register Office | Monday - Friday only | Free |
Marriages
| Marriage by Superintendent Registrar's Certificate | Entry of each notice of marriage for persons subject to the Home Office Referral and Investigation Scheme | 拢57 |
|---|---|---|
| Entry of each notice of marriage for all other persons | 拢42 | |
| Consideration by Superintendent Registrar of a divorce obtained outside of the British Isles | 拢55 | |
| Consideration by the Registrar General of a divorce obtained outside of the British Isles | 拢83 | |
| Attendance at the Ceremony | At the Register Office | 拢56 |
| At a registered building | 拢104 | |
| The fee for the attendance at a marriage on approved premises (e.g. a Hotel) is set by the local authority for the area in which the premises are situated. The Superintendent Registrar will be able to give you more information. | ||
Civil Partnerships
| Entry of each notice of civil partnership for persons subject to the Home Office Referral and Investigation Scheme | 拢42 |
| Entry of each notice of civil partnership for all other persons | 拢42 |
| Consideration by the registration authority of a civil partnership dissolution obtained outside of the British Isles | 拢55 |
| Consideration by the Registrar General of a civil partnership dissolution obtained outside of the British Isles | 拢83 |
| Attendance at the Civil Partnership Registration | 拢56 (at the Register Office) |
| The fee for attendance of the civil partnership registrar at the registration of a civil partnership on approved premises is set by the registration authority for the area where the building is situated. The registration authority will be able to give you more information. | |
| Conversion of a Civil Partnership into Marriage | At the register office | 拢50 |
| Two Stage Procedure on Other Premises | Completing the declaration | 拢30 |
| Signing the declaration in a religious building registered for the marriage of same sex couples | 拢101 | |
| The fee for signing the declaration on approved premises or in a register office (at a different time or place from where the declaration was completed) is set by the local authority for the area in which the premises are situated. The Superintendent Registrar will be able to give you more information. | ||
| Change of forename added within 12 months of birth registration | 拢44 |
| Consideration by Registrar/Superintendent Registrar of a correction | 拢83 |
| Consideration by the Registrar General of a correction | 拢99 |
| General Search | Search in the indexes by the applicant personally for not more than six successive hours | 拢20 |
| Note: No fee is payable for a search in the indexes when a particular entry in the register is specified. | ||