This information is for the proprietor or trustee of a non-religious venue in Islington or the City of London (the ‘square mile’) seeking to apply to hold marriage and civil partnership ceremonies.

There are statutory requirements and local conditions applied to these licences. Please read all the guidance and make sure that your premises complies before you apply for a licence.

Please follow the links below to access advice for your venue, depending on which borough it is in:

The process for obtaining a licence is:

  1. Complete one of the application forms below, attach the required documents, and pay the application fee:
      £1827 for a new or renewed licence (maximum 5 years validity)
      £100 to add new rooms/areas to your licence (Islington venues only)
      £100 to change the name of a venue or other change not requiring inspection (Islington or City of London venues)
      £729 to add new rooms/areas to your licence (City of London venues only)
  2. We will check through your application and ensure we have all the information we need.
  3. We will publish a legal notice on this page for 21 days for any objections there could be to your venue being granted a licence.
  4. We will arrange for your venue to be inspected by Islington or City of London surveyors to check it meets all the conditions of licence.
  5. Once the surveyors have given their recommendations on whether the safety conditions have been met, we will arrange for the Superintendent Registrar to visit the venue to ensure the legal conditions have been met, and if they have, they will deliver the completed licence and discuss working together to deliver ceremonies. After this meeting, couples can book our registrars to attend ceremonies at your venue, under the conditions of the licence.

Please follow the links below to access further advice and application forms, which are relevant to venues in Islington or City of London: