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Fees for registration services

Fees for ceremonies, certificates, giving notice and the attendance of registrars.

Booking and paying for a ceremony

To book your ceremony please contact the Registration Service.

Full payment for all ceremony bookings will be taken at the time of booking. Please read Oxfordshire Registration Service ceremony booking terms and conditions (pdf format, 104Kb)

Birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates

We can only supply certificates for life events that occurred after 1 January 1970. For certificates prior to this date, please contact the General Register Office website.

These are statutory fees that are subject to review by the General Register Office.

Certificate fees
Certificate type Cost
Birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates - Standard service £11 per certificate (includes second-class postage)
Birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates - Priority service £35 per certificate (includes first-class postage or collection from County Hall, Oxford)
Other fees and charges
Item cost
Searches in indexes (general search) £18

Attendance of registrar at marriages and civil partnerships

Full payment is required at the time of booking.

Marriage and civil partnership ceremony fees include the cost of one certificate (additional certificates can be added at the time of booking for £11 each).

To book your ceremony please contact the Registration Service.

Marriage and civil partnership fees in a registration office ceremony room (Monday to Friday during advertised office hours)
Registration office ceremony rooms Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024 
Abingdon - Roysse Court £355 £375
Banbury - Bodicote House £355 £375
Bicester - Garth Park £355 £375
Didcot - Broadway Room £355 £375
Henley - Regatta Court £355 £375
Witney - Windrush Rooms £355 £375
Oxford – Tidmarsh Lane Registration Office (Tuesday and Wednesday only) £57 £57
Oxford – Tidmarsh Lane Dexter Room (Tues - Thurs) £355 £375
Marriage & Civil partnership fees at former Register Office Marriage rooms, outside office hours
Registration office ceremony rooms Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024 
All ceremony rooms, except The Garth, outside of opening times 9am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday £450 £475
All ceremony rooms, Saturday, 9am-12noon £430 £460
All ceremony rooms, except The Garth, Saturday (when not due to be open), 1-5.30pm £510 £540
Sunday and Bank Holidays from 9am-5.30pm £570 £605
Marriage & Civil partnership fees at former Register Office Marriage rooms, on or after 6pm
Registration office ceremony rooms Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024 
Monday - Friday 6pm onwards £550 £575
Saturday, 6pm onwards £610 £640
Sunday and Bank Holidays, 6pm onwards £670 £705
Fee for ceremonies at churches
Day Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024 
Monday to Sunday between 9 am and 5.30 pm (the fee includes one certificate) £97 £97
Marriage and civil partnership ceremonies at approved venues
Day Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024
Monday - Friday £680 £700
Saturday £680 £740
Sundays and Bank Holidays £730 £780
Marriage and civil partnership ceremonies at approved venues on or after 6 pm
Day Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024
Monday - Friday £780 £800
Saturday £780 £840
Sundays and Bank Holidays £830 £880

Schedule of fees for other civil ceremonies

Naming ceremonies, renewal of vows, commitment ceremonies at registration office ceremony rooms between 9 am and 5.30 pm
Day Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024
Monday - Friday £300 £300
Saturday £320 £340
Sundays and Bank Holidays £360 £380

 

Naming ceremonies, renewal of vows, commitment ceremonies at approved venues between 9 am and 5.30 pm
Day Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024
Monday - Friday £320 £330
Saturday £350 £370
Sundays and Bank Holidays £360 £380
Naming ceremonies, renewal of vows, commitment ceremonies at venues not approved by Oxfordshire County Council
Day Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024
Monday - Friday £400 £440
Saturday £450 £470
Sundays and Bank Holidays £460 £480

Citizenship ceremonies and Your Day Your Way

Citizenship ceremony and Your Day Your Way
Event Fee from 01/04/2023 Fee from 01/04/2024
Group citizenship ceremony at County Hall £80 £80
Individual citizenship ceremonies (Oxford Register Office only) £90 £100
Your Day Your Way £760 £800

Additional fees

Additional fees and charges
Item Fee
Ceremony amendment fee £60
Licensing for approved venue £2325
Statutory fees – the following fees are set by the General Register Office and may be subject to increase at any time
Item Notes Fee
Notice of marriage and civil partnership Notice of Marriage/Civil Partnership (for 1 person) £35
Notice of marriage and civil partnership Extended 70day Notice for Foreign Nationals (for 1 person) £47
Consideration of foreign divorce (if cleared by local registration office) per application £50
Consideration of foreign divorce (if cleared by General Register Office) per application £75
Application to reduce the 28-day waiting period for Notice of Marriage or Notice of Civil Partnership per person  £60
Change/add forename within 12 months of birth registration per application £40
Consideration for a correction to a register entry per application £75
Consideration for a correction to a register entry (if submitted to the General Register Office) per application £90
Conversion of a civil partnership into marriage (at a registration office with no ceremony)   £45
Conversion of a civil partnership into marriage (at a registration office with a ceremony in an approved venue at a later date)   £27