Marriage and civil partnership Notices, Complaints, Fees, Premises

1. The number of notices of marriage and notices of civil partnership received, for each calendar month, for the 24 months to the latest complete month.


2. For each of the last five calendar years, the number of applications for approval of premises under the Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005 that were received, granted, refused and withdrawn; and the number of approvals currently in force.


3. For the last complete calendar year, the number of marriage and civil partnership ceremonies conducted at each approved premises in your area (premises name and number of ceremonies).


4. Your current fees for registrar attendance at approved premises, by day of the week, and your fee for an application for approval of premises; and the date on which each fee last changed.


5. For the last 24 months, the number of complaints received by the registration service about approved premises, by category of complaint. Please do not name premises or complainants for this part.


A spreadsheet (CSV or Excel) is preferred.

1. The number of notices of marriage and notices of civil partnership received, for each calendar month, for the 24 months to the latest complete month.

We do not hold the data in such a format that we can provide a monthly breakdown of the information above.

2. For each of the last five calendar years, the number of applications for approval of premises under the Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005 that were received, granted, refused and withdrawn; and the number of approvals currently in force.

Venues – Lincolnshire County Council

The approval/rejection/withdrawal of a venue's license is a decision for the Superintendent Registrar rather than the local authority and therefore we can't share any further details. However, our venue list shows the venues that have had their license applications approved.

Registration officers and anyone who acts on their behalf in carrying out statutory registration duties are outside the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Superintendent registrars and registrars are not a public authority as defined in the Act and, therefore, are not subject to its provisions. Data held by them, is not subject to disclosure under the Act.

3. For the last complete calendar year, the number of marriage and civil partnership ceremonies conducted at each approved premises in your area (premises name and number of ceremonies).

The total number of ceremonies held at approved premises between 01/09/2025 and 30/09/2026 was 2,719. We are unable to provide figures for individual venues as the information forms part of registration records and cannot be disclosed.

Registration officers and anyone who acts on their behalf in carrying out statutory registration duties are outside the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Superintendent registrars and registrars are not a public authority as defined in the Act and, therefore, are not subject to its provisions. Data held by them, is not subject to disclosure under the Act.

4. Your current fees for registrar attendance at approved premises, by day of the week, and your fee for an application for approval of premises; and the date on which each fee last changed.

Ceremony types – Lincolnshire County Council

5. For the last 24 months, the number of complaints received by the registration service about approved premises, by category of complaint. Please do not name premises or complainants for this part.

There have been no complaints received by the Registration Service about approved premises in the last 2 years.