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What type of appointment do you need to book?

Birth Registration Appointments

  • It is a legal requirement to register a birth within 42 days of your baby being born.
  • You will need a birth certificate when applying for any benefits related to the birth of a child or opening a bank account.

Death Registration Appointments

  • Appointments to register a death can only be made when the Medical Examiner or the Coroner has advised you to book an appointment.
  • Death registrations must be completed within five days from being advised by the Medical Examiner or the Coroner.

Notice Appointments

  • Once you have booked your ceremony venue and registrars, you are required to give notice of marriage or civil partnership. This must be within 12 months of your ceremony date. We advise that you complete this between 6 and 9 months prior to the ceremony.
  • The legal deadline requires that you both give notice no later than 29 days before your ceremony date (71 days, if either of you is subject to immigration control) to gain legal clearance for your ceremony to proceed. If you do not do this, you will not be able to hold your ceremony on the date you have chosen.

Please note: we do not allow walk-in appointments.