Ordering certificates
Certificate costs
The table below shows the costs depending on the type of certificate you require.
Postage type |
Postage or collection |
Fee including the £12.50 certificate |
Rule |
Standard Collection |
Collection | £12.50 | Certificate issued within five working days |
Fast tracked collection |
Collection | £38.50 | Certificate issued within one working day |
One hour collection |
Collection | £50 | Certificate issued within one working hour (only available for requests received Monday – Friday, 9am – 12pm) |
Standard | 1st Class | £15 | Certificate issued within five working days, then posted out |
Standard tracked | Tracked within 24hrs | £20 | Certificate issued with five working days, then posted out |
Fast tracked | 1st Class | £41 | Certificate issued within one working day, then posted out |
Fast tracked, tracked postage | Tracked within 24hrs | £46 | Certificate issued within one working day, then posted out |
Collection of certificates is only available from Chester Register Office, Merchants House, Crook Street, Chester, CH1 2BE.
Please note: working days are Monday to Friday. For certificates ordered after 12pm on Friday, Monday will be the next working day.