Name of the Organization : Westminster City Council
Type of Facility : Ordering A Copy Certificate
Country : United Kingdom
Website : https://www.westminster.gov.uk/
Birth Application : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25821-birth.pdf
Death Application : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25821-death.pdf
Marriage Application : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25821-marriage.pdf
Civil Partnership Application : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25821-civilpatner.pdf
Westminster Ordering a copy certificate
You will need to download and complete the appropriate application form :
** Birth certificate application form
** Death certificate application form
Related : Westminster City Council Pay Your Council Tax United Kingdom : www.statusin.org/25825.html
** Marriage certificate application form
** Civil partnership certificate application form
** Please post or bring in your application to The Registration Office, Harrow Road, W9 3RJ.
Fees :
| Closed registers* | Fee |
| Standard certificate of birth, death, marriage or civil partnership | £10 |
| Short certificate of birth | £10 |
| Priority service | £10 additional fee per certificate |
** *Some of our records are stored offsite and take longer to produce.
** Records held offsite are not available through our standard or priority services.
| Current registers | During your registration appointment | After registration |
| Standard certificate of birth or death | £4 | £7 |
| Certificate of marriage | £4 (if ordered in advance of the ceremony) | £7 |
| Certificate of civil partnership | £4 (if ordered in advance of the ceremony) | £10 |
| Short certificate of birth | £4 | £7 |
| Priority service | n/a | £10 additional fee per certificate |
Making payment :
If you are applying in person :
** You can pay in cash or by credit/debit card.
If you are applying by post :
** We will contact you once we are processing your application to take payment over the phone by credit/debit card.
** lease make sure you write your telephone number clearly on your form.
** We can also accept postal orders which should be made payable to City of Westminster.
Production times :
** Some of our records are stored offsite and take longer to produce.
** Records held offsite are not available through our standard or priority service.
Standard service : (onsite records only)
| When to order | Where to order | Production time |
| Can order anytime during normal opening hours | Can be ordered in person at the Harrow Road office only. Can be ordered by post |
Once payment is received, certificates will be ready by 3.30pm the following business day |
Priority service : (onsite records only)
| When to order | Where to order | Production time |
| Can order Monday-Friday between 9am-3pm (except for first Thursday of every month when hours are 1pm-3pm) An additional fee will be charged for each certificate ordered | Can be ordered in person at the Harrow Road office only | Once payment is received, certificates will be ready within one hour on the same day
Please note: There may be times when we have to curtail this service |
Offsite service :
| When to order | Where to order | Production time |
| Can order anytime during normal opening hours | Can be ordered in person at the Harrow Road office only. Can be ordered by post |
Certificates produced as required Please contact the certificate production team for advice on when the certificate will be ready |
Record searches :
** If you are doing family history research, you can come into The Registration Office and search our indexes.
** The fee to search the indexes is £18 (for not more than 6 successive hours). Please call 020 7641 7500 to make an appointment.
** When you have found the record you would like, you can order a copy certificate as detailed above.
Please note:
** If the event occurred outside of the City of Westminster, we are unable to provide a copy of the certificate.
** You will need to contact the General Register Office as they hold a central copy of all registrations for England and Wales.