Local offices and other services

Kent County Council is responsible for all births, death, marriages and civil partnerships that take place within the Kent registration district. (This excludes Medway where there are separate arrangements, please contact Medway Council.)

Birth and death registration appointments are now offered at a range of Kent Libraries across the county.

If you have booked your wedding or civil partnership, you can give your legal preliminaries at the Registration Office in the area where you and your partner live. Registration Offices also offer a range of ceremonies, including weddings, civil partnerships, renewal of vows and welcomings. Visit www.akentishceremony.com for details.

Kent County Council also licenses a large number of venues across the county for the solemnisation of civil marriages, the registration of civil partnerships and the celebration of baby welcoming and renewal of vows. These include castles, stately homes, manor houses, town and country hotels, restaurants, zoo and animal parks, restaurants, civic halls and garden gazebos. For further information visit our ceremonies page.

If you require a copy birth, death or marriage certificate, our staff can help with your request. For more information on certificates provided and the fees charged for these view our apply for certificates page.