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Civil partnerships

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.​​

Contact

01706 924784 (note: phone lines can be very busy)

Phone: Monday–Friday 9am–4.45pm.
Fax: 0844 963 231

Rochdale Register Office
Number One Riverside
Smith Street 
Rochdale OL16 1XU

Find Number One Riverside on a map

Opening hours

Monday–Friday: 9am–4.15pm
(On the last Tuesday of each month, the office opens at 10.30am)
Saturday and Sunday: ceremonies only

Birth registration, death registration and giving notice of marriage – by prior appointment only

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