Giving notice of civil partnership
Before you can form a civil partnership in England or Wales, it’s a legal requirement to give notice before your ceremony. The earliest date that notice can be given is 12 months before the marriage or civil partnership.
Giving notice of civil partnership
Civil partnership ceremonies
A civil partnership is available to both same sex and opposite sex couples. Civil partnership gives your relationship legal recognition and added legal rights. Visit GOV.UK for the Government's advice on the differences between a marriage and a civil partnership.
You can choose to have a civil partnership without a ceremony. This involves you and your partner signing a civil partnership document in the presence of two witnesses and a registrar. Even if you want to have a civil partnership without a ceremony, you are still legally required to do this in a licenced venue.
See a list of the licenced venues in Hammersmith & Fulham
Civil partnership certificates
How to order a certificate, how much it costs and how long it takes.
Order a copy of a civil partnership certificate
Civil partnership certificate correction
Mistake on a certificate? Don't worry, it's usually possible to correct it.
Civil partnership certificate correction
Convert a civil partnership into a marriage
How to do it and what it costs.