Rochdale Borough Council

From 1 January 2021, Rochdale Register Office will no longer be located within Rochdale Town Hall. It is moving to a new home at Number One Riverside in Rochdale town centre as the town hall is closing for renovations.

All Register Office services will be available from Number One Riverside, including marriage and civil partnership ceremonies.

View more information about:

• A new ceremony room at Number One Riverside
• Number One Riverside - includes address, virtual tour and more about Number One Riverside
• The temporary closure of Rochdale Town Hall for renovations

Civil partnerships are a legally recognised union formed by the signing of the civil partnership schedule in the presence of 2 witnesses and a civil partnership registrar.

How to form a civil partnership

You'll need to follow these steps to form a civil partnership.

1. See who can form a civil partnership
2. Find locations for your ceremony
3. Provisionally book your ceremony
4. Give notice of civil partnership
5. Choose your promises
6. If you've chosen your ceremony to take place at Rochdale Register Office, find out what happens on the day of the ceremony
7. Receive your civil partnership certificate

Certificates for your civil partnership

At your ceremony you'll be presented with a commemorative certificate.

Once the partnership registration has been updated on the computer national database, you'll receive a certified certificate to confirm the registration of your partnership. Your certified certificate will usually be available for collection or posting the next working day.​​