Register office
From Thursday 31 December 2020, Darlington is in Tier 4 restrictions [external link]
The impact of this upon the register office is:
- You can register a birth at the register office by appointment only
- You can give notice of marriage or civil partnership but no further than six months ahead of the marriage/civil partnership.
- You can have a citizenship ceremony but with some restrictions
- Death registrations are being held via telephone and the register office will help you through the process
- You can obtain a copy birth, death or marriage certificate by applying online only. You cannot visit the register office to apply in person.
- Marriages and civil partnerships cannot take place unless it is an 'exceptional circumstance' ie. where one of the parties to the marriage or civil partnership has a medical illness which prevents the ceremony from being delayed. This does not apply to guests.
We understand the difficulties and anxieties that you might have about visiting the register office for an appointment and Covid-secure measures have been introduced to make your visit as safe as possible. We do ask that you wear a face covering during your visit if you are able to.
Information about each of our services has been updated to reflect the impact but please do not hesitate to contact us if your question or query cannot be answered from the website.
You can contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01325 406 400.
Post: The Register Office, Town Hall, Darlington DL1 5QT