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Births, Deaths and Marriages
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Save the date
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Save the date (payable for all advance ceremony bookings) | £33.00 | £34.00 |
Marriage/Civil partnership -in statutory room Pembrokeshire Archives two witnessess only (Tuesday)
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £56.00 * | £56.00 * |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £152.50 | £152.50 |
Marriage/Civil partnership - Ceremony room Pembrokeshire Archives - eight guests (Wednesday and Thursday)
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £122.50 * | £137.50 * |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | 12.50 |
| Total | £219.00 | £234.00 |
Marriage/Civil partnership - Ceremony room Pembrokeshire Archives - eight guests (Friday)
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £245.00 * | £245.00 * |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £341.50 | £351.00 |
Marriage/Civil partnership - Ceremony room Pembrokeshire Archives - 30 guests (Wednesday and Thursday)
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £234.50 * | £243.50 * |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £331.00 | £340.00 |
Marriage/Civil partnership - Ceremony room Pembrokeshire Archives - 30 guests (Friday and Saturday)
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £346.00 * | £359.50 * |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £442.50 | £456.00 |
Marriage/Civil partnership - Ceremony room Pembrokeshire Archives - 60 guests (Saturday)
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £448.00 * | £465.00 |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £544.50 | £561.50 |
Marriage in a religious building
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | 104.00* | £104.00* |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £200.50 | £200.50 |
Marriage/Civil partnership in approved premises in Pembrokeshire Monday-Thursday
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £576.00* | £598.00 |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £672.50 | £694.50 |
Marriage/Civil partnership in approved premises in Pembrokeshire Friday and Saturday
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £642.00* | £666.50 |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £738.50 | £763.00 |
Marriage/Civil partnership in approved premises in Pembrokeshire Sunday & Bank Holidays
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £836.00* | 868.00* |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £932.50 | £964.50 |
Dual Ceremonies (combining legal marriage / civil partnership ceremony in Ceremony Room, Pembrokeshire Archives with Celebratory Ceremony at an unlicensed location in Pembrokeshire on the same or different date)
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Notice of marriage/civil partnership per person | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 | £42.00 per person x2 = £84.00 |
| Fee for marriage ceremony/civil partnership | £1013.50* | £1017.00* |
| Certificate of marriage/civil partnership | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Total | £1110.00 | £1113.50 |
Celebratory ceremonies (no legal element) e.g Naming and renewing vows
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Ceremony Room Pembrokeshire Archives Wednesday & Thursday 30 guests | £153.00 | £159.00 |
| Ceremony Room Pembrokeshire Archives Friday 30 guests | £280.00 | £290.50 |
| Ceremony Room Pembrokeshire Archives Saturday 60 guests | £413.00 | £428.50 |
| Approved premises in Pembrokeshire Monday – Thursday | £505.00 | £524.00 |
| Approved premises in Pembrokeshire Friday & Saturday | £566.00 | £587.50 |
| Approved premises in Pembrokeshire Sunday and Bank Holidays | £795.00 | £825.00 |
Private Citizenship Ceremonies
Description |
2025-26 |
2026.27 |
| Ceremony Room Pembrokeshire Archives Wednesday & Thursday 30 guests | £92.00 | £95.50 |
| Ceremony Room Pembrokeshire Archives Friday & Saturday 30 guests | £255.00 | £264.50 |
Other services
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Proof of life* | £21.50 | £22.00 |
| Approval licensed premises* | £1581.00 | £1639.50 |
| Renewal fee for licence* | £1091.00 | £1131.00 |
| Combined legal and celebratory ceremony at an approved premise (add to ceremony fee) | £112.00 | £116.50 |
| Bespoke Script Meeting | £66.00 | £68.50 |
Rehearsals/Site visits
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Ceremony Room Pembrokeshire Archives Wednesday – Friday | £66.00 | £68.50 |
| Approved Premises Monday - Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm | £163.00 | £169.00 |
| Approved Premise Monday- Friday after 5.00pm/Saturday | £219.00 | £227.50 |
| Approved Premise Sunday | £240.00 | £249.00 |
Cancellations
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Cancellation within 14 days of booking* | £33.00 | £34.00 |
| Cancellation before notice / more than 6 months from ceremony | £84.00 | £87.00 |
| Rebook more than 6 months from wedding | £55.00 | £57.00 |
| Cancellation / rebook within 6 months | £157.50 | £163.00 |
| Cancellation /rebook within 8 weeks of wedding | Full fee - VAT payable | Full fee - VAT payable |
Other statutory fees
Description |
2025-26 |
2026-27 |
| Buildings - Certification of place of meeting for religious worship | £32.00 | £32.00 |
| Buildings - Application for registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages between a man and a woman— (a) where the building is already registered under section 43A of the Marriage Act 1949 | £71.00 | £71.00 |
| Buildings - Application for registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages between a man and a woman— (b) where the building is not already registered under Section 43A of the Marriage Act 1949 | £136.00 | £136.00 |
| Buildings - Application for registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages of same sex couples where— (a) the building is already registered under Section 41 of the Marriage Act 1949 | £71.00 | £71.00 |
| Buildings - Application for registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages of same sex couples where— b) the building is not already registered under Section 41 of the Marriage Act 1949 | £136.00 | £136.00 |
| Buildings - Joint application for the registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages between a man and a woman and of same sex couples | £136.00 | £136.00 |
| Marriages - Recording a notice of marriage— (a) where both parties to the proposed marriage are exempt persons within the meaning of section 49 of the Immigration Act 2014 | £42.00 | £42.00 |
| Marriages - Recording a notice of marriage— (b) in any other case | £57.00 | £57.00 |
| Marriages - Attendance of superintendent registrar other than at that superintendent registrar’s office for purpose of being given notice of marriage— (a) of a house-bound person | £57.00 | £57.00 |
| Marriages - Attendance of superintendent registrar other than at that superintendent registrar’s office for purpose of being given notice of marriage— (b) of a detained person | £82.00 | £82.00 |
| Marriages - Application to reduce the 28 day waiting period | £66.00 | £66.00 |
| Marriages - Giving the required notice to a superintendent registrar for an application for a certificate of no impediment | £42.00 | £42.00 |
| Marriages - Opinion letter by a superintendent registrar following consideration of the documents referred to in paragraph 5(1)(e), (f) or (i) of Schedule 3 to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015 provided as evidence of the ending of a previous marriage or civil partnership | £55.00 | £55.00 |
| Marriages - Opinion letter by the Registrar General following consideration of the documents referred to in paragraph 5(1)(e), (f) or (i) of Schedule 3 to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015 provided to a superintendent registrar as evidence of the ending of a previous marriage or civil partnership | £83.00 | £83.00 |
| Marriages - Registrar attending marriage at a registered building | £104.00 | £104.00 |
| Marriages - Registrar attending marriage at a register office | £56.00 | £56.00 |
| Marriages - Registrar attending marriage— (a) at the place where the house-bound person or persons usually resides | £98.00 | £98.00 |
| Marriages - Registrar attending marriage— (b) at the place where the detained person or persons usually resides | £106.00 | £106.00 |
| Marriages -Superintendent registrar attending marriage— (a) at the place where the house-bound person or persons usually resides | £101.00 | £101.00 |
| Marriages - Superintendent registrar attending marriage— (b) at the place where the detained person or persons usually resides | £113.00 | £113.00 |
| Marriages -General search of indexes of the entries in the marriage register and of the marriage register books kept by superintendent registrars | £20.00 | £20.00 |
| Marriages -Standard service for a certified copy of an entry in the marriage register obtained from a registrar | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Marriages - Priority service for a certified copy of an entry in the marriage register obtained from a registrar (includes 1st class postage) | £38.50 | £38.50 |
| Marriages - Standard service for certified copy of an entry in the marriage register or a marriage register book, obtained from a superintendent registrar | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Marraiges - Priority service for certified copy of an entry in the marriage register or a marriage register book, obtained from a superintendent registrar (includes 1st class postage) | £38.50 | £38.50 |
| Marraiges - Correction of an error in an entry in a marriage register book (other than an error caused by a registrar when entering particulars in that marriage register book) | £99.00 | £99.00 |
| Marriages - Correction of an error in an entry in the marriage register (other than an error caused by a registrar when entering particulars in the register) | £99.00 | £99.00 |
| Marriages - Entry of notice of marriage to be solemnized on the authority of the Registrar General’s licence | £4.00 | £4.00 |
| Marriages - Issue of Registrar General’s licence for marriage to be solemnized on the authority of that licence | £18.00 | £18.00 |
| Marriages - Attendance at a marriage solemnized on the authority of the Registrar General’s licence by— (a) a registrar | £2.50 | £2.50 |
| Marriages - Attendance at a marriage solemnized on the authority of the Registrar General’s licence by— (b) a superintendent registrar | £2.50 | £2.50 |
| Marriages -Giving the required notice to a superintendent registrar for an application for a certificate of no impediment | £42.00 | £42.00 |
| Births and deaths - A correction to a register of live-births, still-births, or deaths, relating to an error caused by a qualified informant concerning a live-birth, still-birth or death when providing information to the registrar of live-births, still-births, or deaths, by (a) the person with custody of the register | £83.00 | £83.00 |
| Births and deaths - A correction to a register of live-births, still-births, or deaths, relating to an error caused by a qualified informant concerning a live-birth, still-birth or death when providing information to the registrar of live-births, still-births, or deaths, by (b) the person with custody of the register on the authority of the Registrar General | £99.00 | £99.00 |
| Births and deaths - General search of indexes kept by superintendent registrar | £20.00 | £20.00 |
| Births and deaths - Standard service for certified copy of an entry in the register kept by the superintendent registrar | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Births and deaths - Priority service for certified copy of an entry in the register kept by the superintendent registrar | £38.50 | £38.50 |
| Births and deaths - Standard service for certified copy of an entry in registers kept by registrars | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Births and deaths - Priority service for certified copy of an entry in the registers kept by registrars | £38.50 | £38.50 |
| Births and deaths - Standard service for a short certificate of birth obtained from a registrar or superintendent registrar | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Births and deaths - Priority service for a short certificate of birth obtained from a registrar or superintendent registrar | £38.50 | £38.50 |
| Births and deaths - Registration of name of child or of alteration of name | £44.00 | £44.00 |
| Births and deaths - Issue of certificate of baptism where child's name altered or given | £1.50 | £1.50 |
| Civil Partnerships - Attestation by an authorised person of the necessary declaration at a place provided by the registration authority – (a) where both parties to the proposed civil partnership are exempt persons within the meaning of section 49 of the Immigration Act 2014 | £42.00 | £42.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Attestation by an authorised person of the necessary declaration at a place provided by the registration authority – (b) in any other case | £57.00 | £57.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Attendance of an authorised person at a place other than one provided by the registration authority, for the purpose of attesting the necessary declaration under the procedure for house-bound persons | £57.00 | £57.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Attendance of an authorised person at a place other than one provided by the registration authority, for the purpose of attesting the necessary declaration under the procedure for detained persons | £82.00 | £82.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Application to shorten the waiting period in relation to a civil partnership notice | £66.00 | £66.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Giving the required notice to a registration authority for an application for a certificate of no impediment | £38.50 | £38.50 |
| Civil Partnerships - Opinion letter by the Registrar General following consideration of documents supplied to a registration authority under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 as evidence of the ending of a previous civil partnership or marriage | £83.00 | £83.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Opinion letter by a registration authority following consideration of documents supplied to a registration authority under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 as evidence of the ending of a previous civil partnership or marriage | £55.00 | £55.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Signing by the civil partnership registrar of the civil partnership schedule | £56.00 | £56.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Attendance of the civil partnership registrar for the purpose of signing the civil partnership schedule under the procedure for house-bound persons | £98.00 | £98.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Attendance of the civil partnership registrar for the purpose of signing the civil partnership schedule under the procedure for detained persons | £106.00 | £106.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Attestation by an authorised person of the necessary declaration under the special procedure | £4.00 | £4.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Issue of Registrar General’s licence | £18.00 | £18.00 |
| Civil Partnerships - Attendance of the civil partnership registrar in whose presence the Registrar General’s licence is signed | £2.50 | £2.50 |
| Civil Partnerships - Standard service for a certified copy of an entry in the civil partnership register issued by a registration authority | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Civil Partnerships - Priority service for a certified copy of an entry in the civil partnership register issued by a registration authority | £38.50 | £38.50 |
| Civil Partnerships - A correction to an entry in the civil partnership register, other than a correction relating to an error caused by the registration authority when information was recorded in the register | £99.00 | £99.00 |
| Conversions - Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the standard procedure | £50.00 | £50.00 |
| Conversions - Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the procedure for housebound persons | £109.00 | £109.00 |
| Conversions - Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the procedure for detained persons | £129.00 | £129.00 |
| Conversions - Conversion if a civil partnership according to the special procedure | £18.00 | £18.00 |
| Conversions - The first stage of the procedure for conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the two stage procedure for conversion on secular premises | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| Conversions - Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the two stage procedure for conversion on religious premises (a) for the first stage of the procedure | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| Conversions - Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the two stage procedure for conversion on religious premises (b) for the second stage of the procedure | £101.00 | £101.00 |
| Conversions - Standard service for a certified copy of an entry relating to a marriage in the conversion register issued by the superintendent registrar | £12.50 | £12.50 |
| Conversions - Priority service for a certified copy of an entry relating to a marriage in the conversion register issued by the superintendent registrar | £38.50 | £38.50 |
| Conversions - Correction of an entry in the conversion register, other than a correction relating to an error caused by the superintendent registrar when information was recorded in the register. | £99.00 | £99.00 |
| Postage for certificate applications - Next Day Delivery | £8.50 | £8.75 |
| Postage for certificate applications - Signed for Delivery | £3.50 | £3.55 |
All fees are inclusive of VAT, if applicable (unless otherwise stated). Fees and charges marked with an asterisk * are set by the Council, those not marked are set by other organisations such as Welsh Government and UK Government.
ID: 10043, revised 31/03/2026
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