Order a civil partnership certificate
All certificates issued are original certified documents.
We can only provide certificates for civil partnerships that took place in Birmingham. You can check which Register Office to apply to on GOV.uk's website.
Certificates cost £12.50 each plus postage and packing. You can ask for copies of several different certificates as part of the same order.
If we cannot find a matching entry for the certificate you have asked for or you have applied to the wrong District, we will not refund the full fee.
You can ask for copies of several different certificates as part of the same order. There are two types of certificate you can order:
- Full: all the information contained in the civil partnership record, including the addresses of the civil partners at the time their partnership was registered.
- Extract: The same information as the full certificate, except the partners' addresses.
To order a certificate you will need to know:
- The full names of both civil partners, including former names
- The date of the civil partnership registration
- The place where the civil partnership was registered
- Full addresses of both civil partners at the time of registration (if ordering a full certificate)
You should also read our Terms and Conditions and payment information.
When you order a certificate online we will send it to you by Royal Mail recorded signed for post.
Refunds will not be issued in the event that we do not hold your certificate or cannot find it based on the information supplied.
Order a civil partnership certificate
Write to us requesting a certificate
You can write to us at:
Birmingham Register Office
Holliday Street
Birmingham
B1 1TJ
You will need to tell us:
- that you want a copy of a civil partnership certificate
- how many copies you want
- the full names of both civil partners including former names
- the date of the civil partnership registration
- the place where the civil partnership was registered
- full addresses of both civil partners at the time of registration (if ordering a full certificate)
- if you require a full certificate or an extract
You should send payment by cheque or postal order with your request. Certificates cost £12.50 each plus £6 postage and packing (UK) or £15 (international).
We will send the certificate(s) to you by Royal Mail 1st class recorded post.
If we cannot find a matching entry for the certificate you have asked for, we will not refund the full fee.
You cannot attend the office to make an application in person or to collect a certificate.
Page last updated: 28 May 2024
