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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 From 1st April 2012

Type of CertificateIssued at time of RegistrationIssued after RegistrationIssued from archives*
First Short Certificate of Birth No ChargeN/AN/A
Short Certificate of Birth£4.00£7.00£10.00
Full Certificate of Birth£4.00£7.00£10.00
Death Certificate£4.00£7.00£10.00
Stillbirth Certificate £4.00£7.00£10.00
Marriage Certificate£4.00£7.00£10.00
Civil Partnership Certificate£4.00£7.00£10.00
Commemorative Certificate of Birth or Marriage£5.00N/AN/A
* Entries are generally archived after approximately six months

Marriage and Civil Partnership Ceremony Fees from 1st April 2012

Fees shown include the certificate fee of £4.00
CeremonyFee
Register Office, Oldway Mansion (Winnaretta Room)£49.00
Cecil Room, Oldway Mansion - Monday to Friday£119.00
Cecil Room, Oldway Mansion - Saturday£158.00
Ballroom or Mayor's Parlour, Oldway Mansion - Monday to Friday£235.00
Ballroom or Mayor's Parlour, Oldway Mansion - Saturday£312.00
Ballroom or Mayor's Parlour, Oldway Mansion - Sunday (by request, please call the office to check availability)£312.00
Attending a marriage or civil partnership ceremony at an approved premise in the Torbay district - Monday to Friday£329.00
Attending a marriage or civil partnership ceremony at an approved premise in the Torbay district - Saturday£354.00
Attending a marriage or civil partnership ceremony at an approved premise in the Torbay district - Sunday or Bank holiday£404.00

Giving Notice of Intention to Marry Fees from 1st April 2012

CeremonyFee
Attestation of notice of intention to marry or form a civil partnership (each partner)£35.00
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 person£46.00
Attendance of an authorised person at a place other than one provided by the registration authority, for attesting the necessary declaration of a detained person £67.00

Other Civil Ceremony Fees

Please note that a 50% deposit is required at the time of booking for Renewal, Commitment and Naming ceremonies.
CeremonyFee
Naming Ceremony£160.00
Renewal of Vows Ceremony£160.00
Commitment Ceremony£160.00

Licensing and Certification Fees

ServiceFee
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 from 1st April 2012

ServiceFee
Attending a marriage at the residence of a housebound person (Superintendent Registrar)**£82.00
Attending a marriage at the residence of a detained person (Superintendent Registrar)**£93.00
Attending a marriage or Civil Partnership at the residence of a housebound person (Registrar)£79.00
Attending a marriage at a registered building (Registrar)£84.00
Attending a marriage or Civil Partnership at the residence of a detained person (Registrar)£86.00
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.




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