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Our payment system will be unavailable on Tuesday 20 May between 9:30am and 4:30pm for an essential upgrade. During this time, you cannot make payments on our website or over the phone. Payments by bank transfer, standing order and Direct Debit are unaffected.

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We are moving to a new telephone system. This may cause some initial issues and disruption to calls while it is being set up. If you have any issues, you may wish to call back at another time. We appreciate your patience whilst the new system is implemented and apologise for any disruption that you may experience. 

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    • Ceremonies and approved venues

      • Plan your wedding or civil partnership ceremony
      • Choose your civil partnership ceremony
      • Ceremonies at Brighton Town Hall
      • Convert a civil partnership to a marriage
      • Apply for a copy of a marriage or civil partnership certificate
      • Ceremony cancellation and amendments policy
      • Naming and family ceremony
      • Renew your vows
      • Commitment ceremony
      • How to licence your venue for ceremonies
      • Public notices: applications to become an approved venue
      • Fees and cancellations for ceremonies
    • Births

      • Register a birth
      • Re-register a birth
      • Apply for a copy of a birth certificate
      • Naming and family ceremony
    • Deaths

      • What to do when someone dies
      • Register a death
      • Find a cemetery or arrange a memorial
      • HM Coroner for Brighton & Hove
      • Brighton & Hove City Mortuary
      • Bereavement support resources
      • Apply for a copy of a death certificate
    • Citizenship

      • Organise your British citizenship ceremony
      • During your citizenship ceremony

Births, deaths, marriages, civil partnership and citizenship

Register births and deaths, arrange marriage, civil partnership and British citizenship ceremonies.

Register a birth Re-register a birth Register a death Woodvale crematorium and cemeteries
Ceremonies and approved venues

Get married or form a civil partnership. Arrange a naming ceremony, conversion ceremony or renew your vows.
Find out how to become an approved venue.

Births

Register a new birth or find out when you must re-register a birth and how to do this.
Request copies of birth certificates and find out about naming ceremonies.

Deaths

What to do when someone dies, registering a death and find a local cemetery or crematorium.

Register a stillbirth

Book an appointment to register a stillbirth, funeral arrangements and support resources.

Citizenship

Book a citizenship ceremony.

Order a certificate

Apply for a copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate recorded in Brighton & Hove since 1 July 1837.

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Births, deaths, marriages, civil partnership and citizenship

  • The Register Office is open:

    • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:30am to 5pm – appointment only
    • Wednesday, 10am to 5pm – appointment only

    We are also open by appointment on Saturday and Sunday.

  • The Register Office is located at:

    Brighton & Hove Register Office
    Town Hall
    Bartholomews
    Brighton
    BN1 1JA

  • 01273 292 016
  • register.office@brighton-hove.gov.uk

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