Contact our register offices
The Registration Service is open but with restricted access by appointment only.
Please note you can access all of the following services online:
- order a certificate
- book a birth appointment
- book a notice of marriage
- book a citizenship ceremony
- book a notice of civil partnership
- book or reschedule your ceremony date
- send us photos and comments from your ceremony
If you attend without an appointment, we will try our best to assist you during our opening hours.
The office is closed once every 6 weeks on a Wednesday for staff training, our next training date is:
Wednesday 3 July 2024
On this day Pontefract Registration Office will be closed all day and Wakefield Register Office will be closed 9am to 1pm.
Opening hours
Register office opening hours for phone enquiries
Day | Time |
Monday | 9am to 4pm |
Tuesday | 9am to 4pm |
Wednesday | 9am to 4pm |
Thursday | 9am to 4pm |
Friday | 9am to 4pm |
Saturday | 9am to 12:30pm |
Appointments with a Registrar to register births and deaths, or give notice of your intention to marry or form a civil partnership
Day | Time |
Monday | 9am to 4:30pm |
Tuesday | 9am to 4:30pm |
Wednesday | 9am to 4:30pm |
Thursday | 9am to 4:30pm |
Friday | 9am to 4:30pm |
Saturday | 9am to 1pm |
Register office opening hours for reception appointments i.e. to view a ceremony room or apply for a correction.
Day | Time |
Monday | 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm |
Tuesday | 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm |
Wednesday | 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm |
Thursday | 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm |
Friday | 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm |
Saturday | 9am to 12:30pm |
Where to find us
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Wakefield Register Office
Wakefield Town Hall
Wood Street
Wakefield
WF1 2HQPhone: 0345 4 852 888
Email: wakefieldregistrars@wakefield.gov.uk
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Pontefract Registration Office
Town Hall
Pontefract
WF8 1PGPhone: 0345 4 852 888
Email: wakefieldregistrars@wakefield.gov.uk
Out-of-hours services
There are services available for urgent marriages and urgent burial arrangements outside of normal working hours.