Your Civil Partnership Signing

Your civil partnership signing will take place at

Crowborough Register Office

Hookstead

Goldsmith's Avenue 

Crowborough

TN6 1RH

Signings take place in a small working office in the presence of your two witnesses and your registrar.

It is not possible to personalise your signing or to bring any extra guests (including children).

You and your partner must meet with the registrars at Crowborough Register Office 15 minutes before your signing appointment to complete a pre-signing interview. The purpose of this interview is to check that the details on your schedule are correct. 

Your witnesses will be permitted entry to the Register Office 5 minutes before your signing appointment. 

Please ensure you and your witnesses arrive on time. Late arrival may mean having to re-book your signing for another day and incurring extra charges. 

Civil partnership declaration

To form your civil partnership you and your partner are required to read a legal declaration, which if preferred can be said aloud.

"I declare that I know of no legal reason why we may not register as each other's civil partner. I understand that on signing this document we will be forming a civil partnership with each other."

Once you have both read/said the legal declaration you will be invited to sign the Schedule, followed by your two witnesses and the registrar.  

It is important that you check the schedule carefully to ensure all your details are correct. If an error is discovered after the schedule is signed, corrections can only be made once a statutory fee has been paid. 

Certificates

Legal certificates are unable to be issued on the day of your signing. Certificates ordered before your signing will be posted to you within two weeks of your civil partnership. If you have ordered a commemorative certificate, this will be presented to you during your appointment, once you have signed the schedule. 

If you require additional certificates and you have not yet formed your civil partnership please call the Ceremonies Hub on 0345 60 80 198.

If your civil partnership has already happened, you can order certificates online by visiting the East Sussex County Council website. 

Accessibility

Hookstead is a fully accessible site. All offices and toilets are situated on the ground floor. 

Ceremony Extras

Include a keepsake of your day by purchasing one of our ceremony extras.

Contact the Ceremonies Hub to order your ceremony extras.

Privacy Notice

To arrange a civil partnership you will need to share some personal information with us. Refer to our Privacy Notice for details about how and why we use your data.