Life Events: Planning Civil Partnerships

Legal Issues

Notice of intention to enter into a Civil Partnership must be given in the district in which you reside. After giving notice you must wait a further fifteen clear days before the signing of the Civil Partnership Schedule can take place.  A Notice is valid for twelve months.

Documents Required by Law

When you attend before a Superintendent Registrar to make formal arrangements, you will need to produce certain documents to confirm your name, age, marital status and nationality.

The following original (photo-copies are not acceptable) documents need to be produced documents are:

• Current Valid Full Passport

or

• Birth Certificate,

or

• Current Valid Driving Licence

Also required is documentary proof of your address e.g.

• Bank Book/Statement or Council Tax or Utility bill etc.

also (if applicable)

• If you have been widowed, the death certificate of your former spouse or civil partner.

• If you have been divorced, a decree nisi absolute bearing the courts original stamp or decree of dissolution of civil partnership.

• Deed Poll documents if you have changed your name.

• Any other relevant documents

Costs

You will each be charged £30.00 when you give notice (non-refundable).

Additionally:

Signing of Civil Partnership Schedule will cost £40.00 payable on the day of the signing, plus £3.50 for each certificate purchased on the day.

Signing of Civil Partnership Schedule on approved premises will incur a fee to the proprietors of the premises, and a fee for the attendance of the Registration Officers is

• £210.00* Monday - Friday
• £230.00* Saturday
• £300.00* Sunday and Bank Holidays

* payable no less than 2 weeks before the event plus £3.50 for each certificate purchased on the day.

Please note subsequent certificates are £7.00

All fees are subject to review.

Please telephone the Civil Partnership Registrar to make an Appointment to give a Legal Notice. Tel: (01978) 292027.

Civil Partnership Leaflet

This HM Government leaflet is available on the civil partnerships website, and is available to download in the following format:

Civil Partnership Leaflet - PDF version 471Kb

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Useful Links

 Civil Partnerships

From 5 December 2005, same sex couples can have their relationships legally recognised. From then on, anyone who registers a civil partnership will have the same rights as a married couple in areas like tax, social security, inheritance and workplace benefits. The new rights apply to the UK as a whole, but the information provided on this site deals with registering a civil partnership in England and Wales.

 UK Deed Poll | Change of name by Deed Poll

If you wish to legally change your name in the United Kingdom the most straightforward method is to use a Deed of Change of Name more commonly referred to as a Deed Poll. We provide a wealth of information as well as an online Deed Poll service for people wishing to change their name in the UK.

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