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customer.service@shropshire.gov.uk

Telephone

0345 678 9000

Postal Address

Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6ND

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Registration and celebratory service fees

Fees from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012.

Copy certificates

Applied for within one month of registration

Short birth certificate: £7.00
Standard birth certificate: £7.00
Death certificate: £7.00
Marriage certificate: £7.00

Applied for after one month of registration

Short birth certificate: £9.00
Standard birth certificate: £9.00
Death certificate: £9.00
Marriage certificate: £9.00

Applied for at any time after registration

Extract from the civil partnership register: £9.00
Standard certificate from civil partnership register: £9.00

Certificate applications

Gold - priority service (UK only)

£9.00 statutory fee for each certificate (£7.00 statutory fee for each certificate if within one month of registration) +
£25.00 (per item) expedited service charge and special delivery by 9am next day = £34.00

For persons who need a certificate urgently. Same working day collection, or next day delivery if application received by 1pm. Certificate packages will be tracked by Royal Mail and will need to be signed for at the point of delivery. Packages will be insured against loss in transit. Please note that the £34.00 fee is the same whether certificates are posted out or collected in person.

Silver - premium service

£9.00 statutory fee for each certificate (£7.00 statutory fee for each certificate if within one month of registration) +
£5.50 recorded delivery, inclusive of insurance (this fee covers up to 4 certificates in a single transaction) = £14.50

This service offers greater peace of mind. Applications will be processed within 3 working days for live certificates and 5 working days for historical certificates. Certificate packages will be tracked by Royal Mail and will need to be signed for at the point of delivery. Packages will be insured against loss in transit up to the value of £34.00.

Bronze - standard service

£9.00 statutory fee for each certificate (£7.00 statutory fee for each certificate if within one month of registration)

Applications will be processed within 3 working days for live certificates and 5 working days for historical certificates. Certificates sent by 2nd class post. Please note that no liability will be accepted by Shropshire Registration Service for non-delivered items.

Registration

Birth

Registration: free of charge
Full certificates at the time of registration: £3.50 each
Short certificates at the time of registration: £3.50 each

Please note: a short certificate is issued free of charge at the time of registration.

Death

Registration: free of charge
Certificates at the time of registration: £3.50 each

Please note: there is no 'original' - any copy of the death entry must be paid for.

Getting married or forming a civil partnership at the Shropshire Register Office or in any of the Registration Service ceremony rooms

(situated in Ludlow, Oswestry, Wem, Bridgnorth and Bishop's Castle)
Booking fee for ceremonies booked within one year of the date of the ceremony (deductible from the ceremony fee but not refundable) - £40.00

Booking fee for ceremonies booked over one year but under two years from the date of the ceremony (additional fee, not deductible from the ceremony fee, not refundable or transferable) - £50.00

Notice of marriage or civil partnership (fee per person): £33.50

Fee payable one month before the ceremony:
Ceremonies on a Monday to Friday and Saturday morning before 12.30pm: £40.00 (+ £3.50 per certificate)
Ceremonies on a Saturday afternoon after 12.30pm: £200.00 (+ £3.50 per certificate) (not available a the Shropshire Register Office, Shrewsbury)

Inclusion of personal vows or changes to the ceremony script (subject to the approval of the Superintendent Registrar): £30.00

Getting married or forming a civil partnership at an approved venue in Shropshire

Booking fee for ceremonies booked within one year of the date of the ceremony (deductible from the ceremony fee but not refundable) - £40.00

Booking fee for ceremonies booked over one year but under two years from the date of the ceremony (additional fee, not deductible from the ceremony fee, not refundable or transferable) - £50.00

Notice of marriage or civil partnership (fee per person): £33.50

Fee payable one month before the ceremony:
Ceremonies on a Monday to Friday : £306.50 (+ £3.50 per certificate)
Ceremonies on a Saturday : £331.50 (+ £3.50 per certificate)
Ceremonies on a Sunday: £376.50 (+ £3.50 per certificate)

Inclusion of personal vows or changes to the ceremony script (subject to the approval of the Superintendent Registrar): £30.00

Ceremony Rehearsals

Ceremony Rehearsals at the Shropshire Register Office or in any of the Registration Service ceremony rooms situated in Ludlow, Oswestry, Wem, Bridgnorth and Bishop's Castle

Monday to Friday during normal office opening hours: £40.00 per 30 minute appointment
Saturday morning before 12.30pm: £60.00 per 30 minute appointment
Saturday afternoon after 12.30pm: £150.00 per hour appointment

Re-affirmation of marriage vows and civil naming ceremonies

Booking fee for ceremonies booked within one year of the date of the ceremony (deductible from the ceremony fee but not refundable) - £40.00

Booking fee for ceremonies booked over one year but under two years from the date of the ceremony (additional fee, not deductible from the ceremony fee, not refundable or transferable) - £50.00

For a ceremony at the Shropshire Register Office, Shrewsbury or in any of the Registration Service ceremony rooms

(situated in Ludlow, Oswestry, Wem, Bridgnorth and Bishop's Castle)
Fee payable one month before the ceremony:
Ceremonies on a Monday to Friday : £160.00
Ceremonies on a Saturday morning before 12.30pm: £160.00
Ceremonies on a Saturday afternoon after 12.30pm: £200.00

For a ceremony at an approved venue

Fee payable one month before the ceremony:
Ceremonies on a Monday to Friday: £190.00
Ceremonies on a Saturday: £215.00
Ceremonies on a Sunday or Bank Holiday (excluding Christmas Day and Good Friday): £225.00

Private citizenship ceremonies

For a private citizenship ceremony at The Shropshire Register Office, Shrewsbury: £125.00

For a private citizenship ceremony at an approved venue
For citizenship ceremonies taking place on:
Monday to Saturday: £250.00
Sunday or Bank Holiday (excluding Christmas Day and Good Friday): £320.00

Please note: if you are participating in a group ceremony organised by the local authority, there is no fee payable.

Nationality checking service (NCS)

Adult who submits a single application: £50.00
Husband and wife living together who apply at same time: £70.00
Husband and wife and up to four children who apply at the same time: £80.00
Additional child on parents application who apply at the same time as their parents: £20.00
Child under the age of 18 who apply separately from their parents: £50.00

Licensing of approved venues

This licence is to allow for the solemnization of civil marriages, civil partnerships, civil reaffirmation of marriage vows ceremonies and civil naming ceremonies at the approved venue. The licence is valid for 3 years.

First time application (including up to 2 rooms): £1475.00
Application for the renewal of a licence (including up to 2 rooms): £1475.00
Addition of extra rooms to an existing licence (per room): £200.00
Licensing an additional building within the curtilage: £650.00
Site visits: £100.00
Clerical amendments to existing licenses i.e. new responsible person: £25.00
Appeal against revocation or refusal to issue approval: £1000.00

Contact

Shropshire Registration Service
0345 678 9016
Shropshire Register Office
Legal and Democratic Services
Column Lodge, Preston Street
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 5NY
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