Fees and charges
| Standard or short certificate in person at Register Office (processed within 15 working days) | £11 |
| Application and receipt of certificate same day service (in person or first class post) | £35 |
| From the Registrar who registered the birth, death or marriage (statutory charges): Standard or short certificate at the time of registration | £11 |
| Application and receipt of certificate same day service (in person or Royal Mail signed for 1st class) after initial registration | £35 |
| General searches at a Superintendent Registrar's office not exceeding 6 successive hours Any certificates purchased as a result of a search are subject to charges above. | £18 |
| Notice of marriage or certificate of no impediment (per person) | £35 |
| Administration fee to change the time or date of ceremony | £20 |
| Non-refundable booking fee for all ceremonies | £25 |
| Registrar attending at a registered building | £86 |
| Registrar attending at the residence of a housebound person | £81 |
| Superintendent Registrar attending a notice of marriage of a housebound person | £47 |
| Superintendent Registrar attending the marriage at the residence of a housebound person | £84 |
| Application for a reduction to the 28 day notice period (waiver) | £60 per person |
| All ceremony fees shown exclude marriage or civil partnership certificate | £11 |
| Cost of ceremony in Register Office, Monday to Thursday only 9 to 11.30am only | £46 |
| Attendance at an approved premises Monday to Thursday | £410 |
| Attendance at an approved premises Friday to Saturday | £460 |
| Attendance at an approved premises Sunday and bank holidays | £500 |
| Ravensworth Suite, Civic Centre Monday to Thursday | £165 |
| Ravensworth Suite, Civic Centre Friday and Saturday | £220 |
| Tyne Suite Monday to Thursday | £100 |
| Tyne Suite Friday and Saturday | £150 |
| Mayors Parlour Monday to Thursday | £330 |
| Mayors Parlour Friday and Saturday | £380 |
| Bewicks, Blaydon Room or Lamesley Room Civic Centre Monday to Thursday | £300 |
| Bewicks, Blaydon Room or Lamesley Room Civic Centre Friday and Saturday | £350 |
| Notice of civil partnership or certificate of no impediment (per person) | £35 |
| Formation of civil partnership in a register office (with or without a ceremony) | £46 |
| Civil partnership conversion to marriage | £45 |
| Civil partnership conversion to marriage - Administration Service Conversion 2 stage+ ceremony fee | £27 |
| Conversion of civil partnership to marriage at the residence of a housebound person | £99 |
| Superintendent Registrar attending a notice of civil partnership at the residence of a housebound person | £47 |
| Superintendent Registrar attending the civil partnership of a housebound person | £84 |
| Registrar attending the civil partnership at the residence of a housebound person | £81 |
| Application for a reduction to the 28 day notice period (waiver) | £60 per person |
| Child naming and reaffirming of vows at the Register Office (Ravensworth Suite) Monday to Thursday | £165 |
| Child naming and reaffirming of vows at the Registrar Office (Ravensworth Suite) Friday and Saturday | £220 |
| Child naming and reaffirming of vows at the Register Office (Tyne Suite) Monday to Thursday | £100 |
| Child naming and reaffirming of vows at the Register Office (Tyne Suite) Friday and Saturday | £150 |
| Child naming and reaffirming of vows at an outside venue Monday to Thursday | £410 |
Child naming and reaffirming of vows at an outside venue Friday and Saturday | £460 |
| Child naming and reaffirming of vows at an outside venue Sunday and bank holidays | £500 |
| Registration of approved premises - registration of premises for marriages and civil partnerships | £1,750 |
| Renewal of registration of premises for marriage and civil partnerships - 3 years | £1,500 |
| Registering a building for the solemnization of marriages - fee for certificate of approved premises | £123 |
| Registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages of a man and a woman or same sex couples previously registered for marriage | £64 |
| Registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages of a man and a woman or same sex couples not previously registered for marriage | £123 |
| British citizenship ceremony - personal British citizenship ceremony (at civic centre) | £150 |
| Consideration by a Superintendent Registrar of a divorce/civil partnership dissolution obtained outside of the British Isles | £50 |
| Consideration by the Registrar General of a divorce/civil partnership dissolution obtained outside of the British Isles | £75 |
| Consideration by a Superintendent Registrar or Registrar for a correction | £75 |
| Consideration by the Registrar General for a correction | £90 |
| Change of a forename added within 12 months of birth registration | £40 |
Contact us
Gateshead Council
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE8 1HH
0191 433 3000
