Register office fees and charges

Register office terms and conditions

Certificate fees

Birth, death and marriage certificatesFee from 28 May
At time of registration*£12.50
Standard service: replacement certificate – sent within 15 working days using 2nd class post  £12.50
Express service: replacement certificate – sent within 1 working day of ordering using 1st class post  £38.50

*Where a child’s birth and death are recorded at the same time, one birth certificate and one death certificate will be provided free of charge.

For stillbirths and juvenile deaths (16 years and under), one death certificate will be provided free of charge.

Subsequent certificates are available at the statutory rate.

Corrections of birth, death and marriage records

Correction requiredFee from 28 May
Statutory correction application fee (completed by Register Office)  £83
Statutory correction application fee (referred to the General Register Office)  £99
Amendment of birth record within 12 months of registration (‘space 17’ amendment to child’s forename(s))  £44

Marriage and civil partnership fees

Notice of marriage or civil partnership

AppointmentFee per person from 28 May
Notice of marriage/civil partnership   £42
Certificate of no impediment (marriage)£42
Certificate of no impediment (civil partnership)£38.50
Notice of marriage/civil partnership with referral to Home Office Immigration  £57
Foreign divorce checking fee  £55
Foreign divorce checking fee with referral to General Register Office  £83
Out-of-hours pre-arranged appointment fee  £26

Marriage and civil partnership ceremonies

Reading Register OfficeFee
First Tuesday of the month only£56
Reading Museum and Town Hall Ceremony RoomFee
Monday to Thursday  £225
Friday to Saturday  £305
Sunday   £520
Other approved venue – 9am to 5pmCharge
Monday to Thursday£420
Friday and Saturday£483
Sunday£520
Other approved venue – after 5pmCharge
Monday to Thursday  £450
Friday and Saturday  £489
Sunday  £524
Booking and admin feesFee from 28 May
Ceremony booking deposit (paid at time of booking)*£56
Administrative fee for changes to bookings*£26
Administrative fee for changes to ceremonies*£50

Civil partnership conversion to marriage

ProcedureVenueFee from 28 May
Standard procedure (providing information and signing in one appointment)  Register Office  £50

Renewal of vows and naming ceremonies

VenueDayCharge
Ceremony room – Reading Museum and Town HallMonday to Thursday £179
Ceremony room – Reading Museum and Town Hall Friday and Saturday£210
Ceremony room – Reading Museum and Town Hall Sunday£242
Other approved venue£285

Individual private citizenship ceremonies

Ceremony typeCharge
Monday to Thursday  £150
Friday & Saturday  £178

Approving premises for marriage and civil partnership

Application fee for up to four rooms – £2000

Last updated on 19/06/2024