Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 6th April 2026.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(3) In these Regulations, the “ Fees Regulations ” means the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016 ( 5 ).

Amendment of the Fees Regulations

3. The Fees Regulations are amended in accordance with regulation 4 and 5.

4. In regulation 3A (transmission of part of fees to Registrar General), in paragraph (2)(c), for “£44.00”, substitute “£48.00”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Fees Regulations

5. The Schedule (Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Fees Regulations) has effect.

Transitional provision

6.—(1) In this regulation—

“ applicable fee ” means the fee payable in respect of a relevant service;

“ relevant service ” means a service for which the fee that is payable is increased in accordance with regulation 5 and the Schedule.

(2) Where a person applies for, or requests, a relevant service before 6th April 2026, the applicable fee is that which was payable immediately before 6th April 2026.

(3) The amendment made by regulation 4 does not apply where the relevant fee paid was that within the meaning of regulation 3A specified immediately before 6th April 2026.

Schedule Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Fees Regulations

1.—(1) Column 3 of the table in Schedule 1 to the Fees Regulations (fees payable) is amended as follows.

(2) In row 1, for “£32.00”, substitute “£35.50”.

(3) In row 2—

(a)for “£42.00”, substitute “£46.50”;

(b)for “£57.00”, substitute “£63.00”.

(4) In row 3—

(a)for “£57.00”, substitute “£63.00”;

(b)for “£82.00”, substitute “£90.50”.

(5) In row 4, for “£66.00”, substitute “£73.00”.

(6) In row 5—

(a)for “£71.00”, substitute “£78.50”;

(b)for “£136.00”, substitute “£150.00”.

(7) In row 6—

(a)for “£71.00”, substitute “”£78.50”;

(b)for “£136.00”, substitute “£150.00”.

(8) In row 7, for “£136.00”, substitute “£150.00”.

(9) In row 8, for “£104.00”, substitute “£114.50”.

(10) In row 9, for “£56.00”, substitute “£62.00”.

(11) In row 10—

(a)for “£98.00”, substitute “£108.00”;

(b)for “£106.00”, substitute “£117.00”.

(12) In row 1—

(a)for “£101.00”, substitute “”£111.50”;

(b)for “£113.00”, substitute “£124.50”.

(13) In row 23, for “£4.00”, substitute “£4.50”.

(14) In row 24, for “£18.00”, substitute “£20.00”.

(15) In row 25, for “£2.50”, in both places it occurs, substitute “£3.00”.

(16) In row 26, for “£2.50”, substitute “£3.00”.

(17) In row 27, for “£98.00”, substitute “£108.00”.

(18) In row 28, for “£106.00”, substitute “£117.00”.

(19) In row 29, for “£56.00”, substitute “£62.00”.

(20) In row 30—

(a)for “£42.00”, substitute “46.50”;

(b)for “£57.00”, substitute “£63.00”.

(21) In row 31, for “£57.00”, substitute “£63.00”.

(22) In row 32, for “£82.00”, substitute “£90.50”.

(23) In row 33, for “£4.00”, substitute “£4.50”.

(24) In row 34, for “£66.00”, substitute “£73.00”.

(25) In row 35, for “£18.00”, substitute “£20.00”.

(26) In row 38, for “£38.50”, substitute “£46.50”.

(27) In row 40, for “£50.00”, substitute “£55.00”.

(28) In row 41, for “£109.00”, substitute “£120.00”.

(29) In row 42, for “£129.00”, substitute “£142.00”.

(30) In row 43, for “£18.00”, substitute “£20.00”.

(31) In row 44, for “£30.00”, substitute “£33.00”.

(32) In row 45—

(a)for “£30.00”, substitute “£33.00”;

(b)for “£101.00”, substitute “£111.50”.