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Registration, Bereavement and Archives Services
Civil Partnerships
The Civil Partnership Act 2004, which applies throughout the UK, came into force
on 5 December 2005 and the following notes will guide you through the necessary
legal formalities.
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 does not set out a legally prescribed form of ceremony
to be used at the time of the registration of Civil Partnerships in Scotland but
if you would like a ceremony to form part of the registration of your Civil Partnership,
the Registrar will be able to suggest a form of words that may be used. Please see
the sample ceremony (22kb).
A Civil Partnership registration or ceremony may be held at a Registration Office
or one of our Approved Venues.
A registration or ceremony held within a Registration Office can be conducted during
normal office hours on weekdays and by arrangement on Saturday afternoons.
Registrations or ceremonies held at Approved Venues can be conducted seven days
a week and on public holidays (excluding 25th and 26th of December, 1st and 2nd
of January) between 9.00am and 7.00pm.
When you have decided on a date and venue for your ceremony, contact the appropriate
Registration Office to check availability.
Bookings may be made by contacting the appropriate Registration Office.
Wherever possible, we will make arrangements for you to meet the Registrar, when
you may discuss various options to personalise your registration or ceremony by
altering wording or by including special music, poetry or readings.
Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact any of the Registration
Offices listed.
Formalities before your Registration
Approximately 4-6 weeks before your Civil Partnership Registration, both parties
should complete Civil Partnership Notice Forms (Form CP10). These forms must be
submitted, along with birth certificates to the Registration Office for the district
where your registration is to take place. Certain other documentation must also
be submitted if either you or your partner has already been married or previously
registered as a Civil Partner, or is a foreign national.
If you are outside the British Isles the Registrar may ask to see your valid passport
or other document allowing you to be in the country.
The registrar also requires the full names and addresses of the two persons, who
must be aged 16 years or over, acting as witnesses to your Civil Partnership Registration.
Civil Partnership Registration Notice Forms and Civil Partnership Witness Information
forms may be downloaded or obtained from any Registration Office in Scotland.
When submitting the completed forms, they must be accompanied by both of your birth
certificates and any other appropriate documentation.
If you have any queries or require assistance in completing the Civil Partnership
Registration Notice Forms, please do not hesitate to contact any South Ayrshire
Council Registration Office, where staff will be only too happy to assist.