THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
TABLE OF PAROCHIAL FEES
FROM 1 JANUARY 2011
Prepared by the Archbishops' Council
The main fees that are currently payable by law (excluding 'Extras' (See Note 1)) are set out below:
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MARRIAGES |
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FUNERALS |
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Publication of banns |
£22.00 |
Service (in church, cemetery or crematorium) (See Note 3) |
£102.00 |
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Certificate of banns, if required |
£12.00 |
Burial in churchyard following on from service in church |
£196.00 |
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Marriage Service |
£262.00 |
Burial in churchyard on a separate occasion or without service in church |
£232.00 |
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Marriage certificate, at registration, if required |
£3.50 |
Burial certificate, if required |
£12.00 |
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BAPTISMS |
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MONUMENTS (See Note 4) |
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There is no fee for a service of baptism |
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These normally range from £21 to £158 depending on the type and size of the monument required |
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Certificate of baptism, if required |
£12.00 |
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SEARCHES IN REGISTERS, etc. | |
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For the first hour (inclusive of one copy of an entry in certain registers) |
£19.00 |
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For each subsequent hour or part of an hour |
£16.00 |
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Additional copies of entries |
£19.00 |
Notes:
- The fees listed above are the statutory fees payable. It is stressed that the figures do not include any charges for extras such as music (e.g. organist, choir), bells, and flowers, which are fixed by the Parochial Church Council.
- The fee for a marriage certificate is fixed by the Registrar General. It may be increased from 1 April 2011.
- If a cemetery or cremation authority has itself fixed different charges for the minister’s services in a cemetery or crematorium such charges will take precedence over those specified here.
- “Monument”, here, is a technical term and includes, for example, a gravestone or headstone
Published by
The Archbishops’ Council
Church House
Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3AZ