Civil partnerships - Copy certificates

How to apply for a copy certificate

If you wish to obtain copies of a certificate for a civil partnership that was registered in Lambeth you can apply by post, by telephone, or in person.

In person

If you come to see us, we will give you an application form and help you fill it in. Or you can contact us and we will send you one by post.

By telephone

If you wish to apply for a certificate by telephone and would like to make a credit or debit card payment please call 020 7926 9420.

Staff at our call centre will take your name and contact number and then a member of the register office will call you back.

By post

If you are applying by post, send us a letter requesting a copy of the certificate including the place and date of the civil partnership and the full names of the individuals. Please also enclose a cheque for £9 (made payable to London Borough of Lambeth).

How long will it take?

For personal application we offer the same day service for applications received in the office by 1pm. We will aim to issue the certificate within three hours.

Applications received after 1pm can be collected after 11am from the following working day.

For applications applied for by credit or debit card via the call centre, we will contact you once we have located the entry for payment details. We will then aim to issue the certificates within two working days.

For postal applications, we will log your form on the day it arrives and aim to issue the certificate within two working days.

Please send a stamped addressed envelope (preferably A5 envelope) together with your cheque or postal order.

Certificates are posted first class unless you have requested for it to be sent recorded mail.

Important: The Lambeth Register Office will take every care to post your certificate on time; unfortunately we cannot be responsible for correspondence handled by the Royal Mail.

Fee

For fees, please go to the Statutory fees page.