	Registrar Torbay Council Oldway Mansion Torquay Road Paignton TQ3 2TE
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Torbay Register Office - Fees and Charges

The following statutory fees are payable to registration officers in England and Wales:

Certificates Fees

Type of Certificate	Issued at time of Registration	Issued after Registration	Issued from archives*
First Short Certificate of Birth	No Charge	N/A	N/A
Short Certificate of Birth	£3.50	£7.00	£9.00
Full Certificate of Birth	£3.50	£7.00	£9.00
Death Certificate	£3.50	£7.00	£9.00
Stillbirth Certificate	£3.50	£7.00	£9.00
Marriage Certificate	£3.50	£7.00	£9.00
Civil Partnership Certificate	£3.50	£7.00	£9.00
Commemorative Certificate of Birth or Marriage	£5.00	N/A	N/A

* Entries are generally archived after approximately six months

Marriage and Civil Partnership Ceremony Fees

Fees shown Includes certificate fee of £3.50

Ceremony	Fee
Register Office, Oldway Mansion (Winnaretta Room)	£43.50
Cecil Room, Oldway Mansion - Monday to Friday	£118.50
Cecil Room, Oldway Mansion - Saturday	£157.50
Ballroom or Mayor's Parlour, Oldway Mansion - Monday to Friday	£234.50
Ballroom or Mayor's Parlour, Oldway Mansion - Saturday	£311.50
Ballroom or Mayor's Parlour, Oldway Mansion - Sunday (by request, please call the office to check availability)	£311.50
Attending a marriage or civil partnership ceremony at an approved premise in the Torbay district	£275.50

Giving Notice of Intention to Marry Fees

Ceremony	Fee
Attestation of notice of intention to marry or form a civil partnership (each partner)	£33.50
Attendance of an authorised person at a place other than one provided by the registration authority, for attesting the necessary declaration of a house-bound or detained person	£49.00

Other Civil Ceremony Fees

Please note that a 50% deposit is required at the time of booking for Renewal, Commitment and Naming ceremonies.

Ceremony	Fee
Naming Ceremony	£160.00
Renewal of Vows Ceremony	£160.00
Commitment Ceremony	£160.00

Licensing and Certification Fees

Service	Fee
Licence an approved premise	£1300
Renew an existing licence for an approved premise	£910
Certification of a place of meeting for religious worship	£28.00
Registration of a building for the solemnisation of marriages	£120.00

Other Fees

Service	Fee
Attending a marriage at the residence of a house-bound or detained person (Superintendent Registrar)**	£85.00
Attending a marriage at a registered building or the residence of a house-bound or detained person (Registrar)	£80.00
Attendance of the civil partnership registrar for the purpose of signing the civil partnership schedule for house-bound or detained persons	£80.00
General Search of the birth, death and marriage indexes, for a period not exceeding six hours	£18.00

** Please note that both the Superintendent Registrar and the Registrar will be required to attend a marriage conducted at the residence of a house-bound or detained person.