This service is provided by
Islington
Council.
The Registrar's office is open between 9.30am and 1.00pm, Monday
to Friday. Visitors are advised to telephone in advance to make an
appointment.
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Pathology Block
Room 36 - 37
EC1
Tel 020 7600 4977
Civil ceremonies
A civil ceremony can take place in a register office or other
premises approved for marriages by Islington Council. For
more information and a complete list of approved
venues please see the Islington website.
Civil partnerships
A civil partnership can be registered in England and Wales in a
register office or in other premises approved by Islington
Council. For
further information on civil partnerships
please see the Islington website.
Marriages
Marriages are not conducted at Guildhall. However, the following
premises are approved venues for marriages within the City.
For church marriages the
City Events website provides a useful list
including contact details.
Premises Licensed as Venues for Civil
Marriages
Download a list of premises within the City that
have been licensed as venues for civil marriage
ceremonies (48kb)
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Civil partnerships
- The Civil Partnership Act 2004 enables same-sex couples to
obtain legal recognition of their relationship. Couples who form a
civil partnership will have a new legal status, that of a civil
partner. In order to form a civil partnership you must first give
14 days notice.
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Marriage - arrangement and ceremonies
- The Marriage Act 1994 or the Marriage (Scotland) Act 2002
permits civil marriages to be solemnised at locations other than
registration offices which have been authorised by local councils
for that purpose.
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Marriage - historical searches
- Searches of the records in a Registrars Office for details of
marriages which took place in the area. In England and Wales, copy
certificates can only be obtained from the district in which the
marriage was first registered. In Scotland, copy certificates can
be obtained from any registration office. The minimum information
needed to find an entry is the name of the persons and the date and
place of the marriage.
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Marriage - registering a building of worship
- A licence is needed by a minister, proprietor or trustee of a
place of worship to become a place where marriages can take
place.
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Marriage - renewal ceremonies
- These ceremonies give married couples the opportunities to
renew their marriage vows and to celebrate their married years
together. Every ceremony will be unique and special people in the
couples lives can be invited to take part in the ceremony.
Ceremonies are secular and do not contain religious references.
They are not restricted to the couples area of residence. The
ceremony has no legal status and the couples marriage certificate
must be shown before a ceremony can be booked.
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Registration - copy certificates
- Issuing of copies of a certificate for a birth, marriage or
death that was registered in the area.